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mesmerize

verb
/ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/

Etymology

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

  1. suffixed as mesmerism — “Mesmer + ism”
  2. suffixed as mesmerize — “mesmerism + ize”

Definitions

  1. To exercise mesmerism on

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

    • Mesmer had about a hundred people whom he had instructed as magnetisers, some of whom belonged to the nobility, who also "mesmerised" people by making passes over the affected parts of the body.

  2. To spellbind

    To spellbind; to enthrall.

    • She mesmerized the audience with her tricks

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Derived

demesmerize, mesmeree, mesmerizable, mesmerization, mesmerizer, unmesmerize

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at mesmerize. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at mesmerize. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at mesmerize

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA