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mesmerize

mes·me·rize

UK/ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/ US/ˈmɛzmɜrˌaɪz/ uncommon

verb

1.

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

  • “She magnetized the audience with her tricks”
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Origin

Back-formation from mesmerism, thus mesmerism + -ize; first attested in 1829.

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