Mesmerize \Mes"mer*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mesmerized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mesmerizing}.] To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep.
mesmerizing adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome" [syn: {hypnotic}, {mesmeric}, {spellbinding}]