different between mesmerized vs mesmerize

English

Etymology

Derived from mesmerism, a pseudoscientific theory and practiced originating with and named after w:Franz Anton Mesmer and also known as animal magnetism.

Alternative forms

• mesmerised (mostly British)

Adjective

mesmerized (comparative more mesmerized, superlative most mesmerized)

1. Spellbound or enthralled.
2. Hypnotized.

Translations

Verb

mesmerized

1. simple past tense and past participle of mesmerize

English

Alternative forms

• mesmerise (UK)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?zm??a?z/

Verb

mesmerize (third-person singular simple present mesmerizes, present participle mesmerizing, simple past and past participle mesmerized)

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

Synonyms

• (exercise mesmerism on): spellbind, hypnotize, enthrall, fascinate

Translations

See also

• hypnotize

Further reading

• mesmerize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• mesmerize in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Portuguese

Verb

mesmerize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of mesmerizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of mesmerizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of mesmerizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of mesmerizar