mesmerizing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
   bewitch; mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
   
   • She magnetized the audience with her tricks
2. verb induce hypnosis in
   hypnotize; mesmerize; mesmerise; hypnotise.
   
3. adjective satellite attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
   spellbinding; mesmeric; hypnotic.
   
   • 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

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