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mesmerize

/ˈmɛzməraɪz/

mesmerizeverb

mesmerized

Past Simple

mesmerized

Past Participle

mesmerizing

Gerund

/ˈmɛzməraɪz/

Translations

The magician's performance seemed to mesmerize the entire audience.

Выступление фокусника, казалось, завораживало всю аудиторию.

Additional translations

Definitions

To hold the attention of someone to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them.

The magician's performance was so captivating that it mesmerized the entire audience.

To hypnotize someone.

The therapist used a gentle voice to mesmerize the patient into a state of relaxation.

Synonyms

mesmerizepast participle

Definitions

Fascinated or entranced, as if hypnotized.

The children sat in mesmerized silence as the story unfolded.

mesmerizegerund / present participle

Definitions

Captivating; holding complete attention.

She gave a mesmerizing performance that left the audience speechless.