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MESMERIZED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of mesmerize 2. to have someone's attention completely so that…. Learn more.
to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else: I was completely mesmerized by the performance. [ T ] old-fashioned for hypnotize. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people excited and interested. absorbed. animate. arouse someone's curiosity. be someone's bag idiom. bedazzle. breathe.
1. : to subject to mesmerism. also : hypnotize. 2. : spellbind. I found myself mesmerized by the grandiosity of it all Arnold Plotnick. The crowd was mesmerized by the acrobats. mesmerizer noun. Did you know?
Pronounced "mez-mur-ized," the adjective mesmerized describes being held in place by something — not physically — but by extreme interest in what you see or hear. Great movies keep you mesmerized or almost hypnotized with giant images and sounds.
Synonyms for MESMERIZED: hypnotized, intrigued, interested, engaged, involved, enthralled, conscious, watchful; Antonyms of MESMERIZED: distracted, absent, inattentive, unfocused, abstracted, oblivious, absentminded, dreamy
verb. (UK usually mesmerise) uk / ˈmez.mə.raɪz / us / ˈmez.mə.raɪz / [ T often passive ] to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else: I was completely mesmerized by the performance. [ T ] old-fashioned for hypnotize. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people excited and interested. absorbed.
Mesmerized definition: in a hypnotic or trancelike state; hypnotized. See examples of MESMERIZED used in a sentence.
IPA guide. Other forms: mesmerized; mesmerizing; mesmerizes. You meet someone and you can’t take your eyes off them, like you are connected by an invisible cord and can’t break free. Those kinds of people have the power to mesmerize, holding your attention like you’re under hypnosis.
verb (used with object) , mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing. to completely capture the attention of; spellbind; fascinate: This young pianist has mesmerized audiences with her incredible technique and range of musical expression.
Definition of mesmerize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
