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Synonyms for mesmerize

Most common

enchant hypnotize fascinate enthrall US

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Hypnotize — to exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal…

hypnotize, hypnotise UK, enthrall US, enthral UK, fascinate, enchant, spellbind, ensorcell UK, ensorcel US, captivate, enrapture, effascinate dated

2. Bewitch

bewitch, magnetize, magnetise UK

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

  2. v. 2

    To spellbind; to enthrall.

    She mesmerized the audience with her tricks

Related words

Word family
mesmerizer
Other spellings
mesmerise UK

Forms

Past participle
mesmerized
e.g. mesmerized → hypnotized, enthralled, fascinated, enchanted…

Example sentences

  • enchant You need several wizards to enchant the necklace.
  • hypnotize Fadil's personality seemed to hypnotize Dania.
  • fascinate Algeria continues to fascinate many archeologists.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mesmerizerising
enchantrising
hypnotizerising
fascinaterising
enthrallrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
enchant2, bewitch2, enthral2
8 letters
enthrall, ensorcel
9 letters
hypnotize3, fascinate3, captivate3, magnetize, hypnotise, enrapture3, spellbind, ensorcell, magnetise
11 letters
effascinate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enchant2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
magnétiser
Italiano
magnetizzare
Català
magnetitzar