Mes·mer·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mesmerized p. pr. & vb. n. Mesmerizing ] [Also spelled mesmerise.]
1. To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize.
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mesmerizing
adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the
bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm
mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was
mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in
ancient Rome" [syn: hypnotic, mesmeric, spellbinding]