mesmerise

2 definitions found

mesmerise - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mesmerize \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To produce an intense fascination in; to spellbind.
        [PJC]

mesmerise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mesmerise
      v 1: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the
           audience with her tricks" [syn: magnetize, mesmerize,
           mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind]
      2: induce hypnosis in [syn: hypnotize, hypnotise,
         mesmerize, mesmerise]