mesmerize [Mez-muh-rahyz]
verb. attract strongly, as if with a magnet
"Tokyo’s Hotel Okura has for decades been a beloved destination for design-minded travelers. In 1983, a fashion designer happened to stay at the Hotel Okura, and he was mesmerized."
"Hollywood’s film 'The 33' about the 33 miners who were trapped and survived deep underground at the mine in Chile's Atacama desert mesmerized millions moviegoers worldwide."
"She just loved all animals but there was something about butterflies that just mesmerized her."
The word came from the last name of 18th century German physician Franz Mesmer, who believed that all objects are pulled together by a strong magnetic force.
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