- in a hypnotic or trancelike state; hypnotized: “I could create the odor of any kind of fruit and make a mesmerized person taste and smell it,” wrote 19th-century psychic Phineas Quimby.
- having the attention completely absorbed; fascinated, captivated, or spellbound: At our first annual poetry slam, 28 students wielded their verbal prowess in front of a mesmerized audience of over 300.
- the simple past tense and past participle of mesmerize.
