[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mesmerize \mes"merize\, 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
see also:
mesmerized mesmerizing mesmerise 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

60 moby thesaurus words for "mesmerize":
   absorb, absorb the attention, anesthetize, arrest, becharm,
   beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell, catch,
   catch up, charm, dominate, dope, drug, enchant, engage,
   engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts,
   engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enrapture,
   enravish, enthrall, entrance, exercise, fascinate, grab, grip,
   hold, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hypnotize, immerse,
   infatuate, intrigue, involve, involve the interest, lull to sleep,
   magnetize, monopolize, narcotize, obsess, occupy,
   occupy the attention, preoccupy, put to sleep, put under,
   rock to sleep, sedate, spell, spellbind, take up, trance,
   transport, vamp, witch

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