Antonyms for mesmerize

Grammar : Verb

Spell : mez-muh-rahyz, mes-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛz məˌraɪz, ˈmɛs-

Definition 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

Synonyms for mesmerize

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