The Only Use of
mesmerize
in
Esperanza Rising
- He was mesmerized by the locomotive, watching it slowly pull in.
p. 64.2mesmerized = with entire attention fully held
Definition:
to spellbind or enthrall (completely hold someone's entire attention)
or more rarely: to hypnotize or be in a trance
or more rarely: to hypnotize or be in a trance