mesmerize

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Plato's views on love are a meditation on Socrates and the power his philosophical conversations have to mesmerize, obsess, and educate.

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  1. transitive verb To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence” (Justin Kaplan).
  2. transitive verb To hypnotize.

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  • Indeed, the Hectare was ready, It stood within the studio, huge and grotesque, its myriad eye facets glinting. —  Phaze Doubt
  • Plato's views on love are a meditation on Socrates and the power his philosophical conversations have to mesmerize, obsess, and educate. —  Plato on Friendship and Eros
  • " And with that unemotional assuranceShahir opened the door for her departure. —  The Sheikh's Innocent Bride
  • - —  The Best Revenge
  • A considerate guy. —  The Hard War
 

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/ˈmɛzməraɪz/
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