vverb.communicationattract strongly, as if with a magnetSynset:bewitch magnetise magnetize mesmerise mesmerize spellbind
Examples:- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
Derivationally Related Form:spellbindermagnetizationmagnet
Hypernyms:charm influence tempt
Inherited Hypernyms:magnetizecharmpersuadeinduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.bodyinduce hypnosis inSynset:hypnotise hypnotize mesmerise mesmerize
Derivationally Related Form:Mesmerhypnotiserhypnosishypnotizer
Hypernyms:calm sedate tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize
Inherited Hypernyms:hypnotizesedateaffectchange
Direct Hyponyms:entrancespellbind
Full Troponyms:entrance
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: hypnotize, mesmerize)
adj satadj.allattracting and holding interest as if by a spellSynset:hypnotic mesmeric spellbinding
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:unattractive
Derivationally Related Form:hypnosismesmerism
Inherited Hypernyms:hypnotic
Similar to:attractive