MESMERIZE = to attract or interest you so much that you do not notice or pay attention to anything else around you
E.g. Danny was completely mesmerized by his new PC game and he didn't even say 'hello' when I walked in.
Synonyms for mesmerize: CAPTIVATE, CHARM, HYPNOTIZE
The verb MESMERIZE has 2 senses:
RăspundețiȘtergere1. attract strongly, as if with a magnet
2. induce hypnosis in
May I suggest two new words? They mean the same thing, and I remember that I never really encountered them during my school years. Today one of my lecturers used one of them and I said to post it here. The words are baffled and bemused. Bet you remember the second one Mr.Witty. :)
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