mesmerize

Definition of Mesmerize in English :

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

Example Sentences:
'She magnetized the audience with her tricks'

induce hypnosis in

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mesmerize

verb (transitive)

1. a former word for hypnotize

2.

to hold (someone) as if spellbound

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmesmerˌized or ˈmesmerˌizing

to hypnotize; esp., to spellbind

tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es

1. To spellbind; enthrall: "The dance was subtle ... but at the same time it was sensual, and it mesmerized him" (Robert Rosenberg).

2. To hypnotize.