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Grammar : Verb
Spell : mez-muh-rahyz, mes-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛz məˌraɪz, ˈmɛs-

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Définition of mesmerize

Origin :
  • 1829, back-formation from mesmerism. Transferred sense of "enthrall" is first attested 1862. Related: Mesmerized; mesmerizing.
  • verb captivate
Example sentences :
  • You mean that you want to mesmerize her as you did the Zulu chief.
  • Extract from : « Benita, An African Romance » by H. Rider Haggard
  • "No wonder Benita won't let you mesmerize her," he said shortly.
  • Extract from : « Benita, An African Romance » by H. Rider Haggard
  • The proportion of people who have the power to mesmerize, if it be a power, I do not know.
  • Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 » by Various
  • On my replying in the affirmative he said, ‘Can you mesmerize any one at a distance?’
  • Extract from : « Telepathy and the Subliminal Self » by R. Osgood Mason
  • I sneered at her, too, at first, but when I was left alone with her she seemed to mesmerize me.
  • Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) » by John McElroy
  • Openly or secretly, you can never control or mesmerize a child of mine.
  • Extract from : « Professor Huskins » by Lettie M. Cummings
  • I thought you said you could mesmerize me any time you chose.
  • Extract from : « Professor Huskins » by Lettie M. Cummings
  • He was the one his father had threatened to mesmerize; he should not do it while she was alive.
  • Extract from : « Professor Huskins » by Lettie M. Cummings
  • She could not mesmerize me, but she could strip me of my fancy dress and set me naked in the masquerade.
  • Extract from : « Greenmantle » by John Buchan
  • If I were to mesmerize all the women who wish me to, I should have no opportunity to benefit science by any valuable experiments.
  • Extract from : « Professor Huskins » by Lettie M. Cummings

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