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What is the origin of the word 'mesmerize'?

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An 18th-century German, Dr. Franz Mesmer, was one of the first persons of the day to work with patients inducing hypnosis, meaning "mesmerize".

The word derives from the 18-century practice by the physician called Franz Anton Mesmer.
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