mesmerise

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mesmerise
    v 1: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the
         audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize},
         {mesmerise}, {magnetise}, {bewitch}, {spellbind}]
    2: induce hypnosis in [syn: {hypnotize}, {hypnotise},
       {mesmerize}, {mesmerise}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mesmerize \Mes"mer*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mesmerized}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Mesmerizing}.] [Also spelled {mesmerise}.]
   1. To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To produce an intense fascination in; to spellbind.
      [PJC]

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