Mesmerise

mez′mėr-īz, v.t. to induce an extraordinary state of the nervous system, in which the operator is supposed to control the actions and thoughts of the subject.— n. Mesmeree′ , one mesmerised.— adjs. Mesmer′ic , -al , of or relating to mesmerism.— ns. Mesmerisā′tion ; Mes′meriser , Mes′merist , one who mesmerises: Mes′merism , act of mesmerising. [From Fried rich Anton or Franz Mesmer , a German physician (1733-1815), who first published his discovery in 1775.]