mesmerize
     v 1: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the
          audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerise},
           {magnetise}, {bewitch}, {spellbind}]
     2: induce hypnosis in [syn: {hypnotize}, {hypnotise}, {mesmerise}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0