mesmerise
/ˈmɛzməraɪz/
verb
- To capture someone's complete attention so that they cannot think of anything else.
- The magician's performance mesmerised the entire audience.
- The storyteller's voice mesmerised the children into complete silence.
- She was mesmerised by the beautiful sunset over the ocean.
- To hypnotize someone.
- He learned how to mesmerise people as part of his psychology training.
- The stage hypnotist claimed he could mesmerise anyone in the crowd.
- In the old days, some doctors would mesmerise patients to reduce pain during surgery.