1]. mes·mer·ize
tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es
1. To spellbind; enthrall
2. To hypnotize.

SENTENCE: She could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of her presence.

SOURCE: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mesmerize


2] stran·gle
v. stran·gled, stran·gling, stran·gles
v.tr.
1.
a. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
b. To cut off the oxygen supply of; smother.
2. To suppress, repress, or stifle: strangle a scream.
3. To inhibit the growth or action of; restrict: stran·gle
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(strnggl)
v. stran·gled, stran·gling, stran·gles
v.tr.

1. To become strangled.
2. To die from suffocation or strangulation; choke.v.intr.
1. To become strangled.
2. To die from suffocation or strangulation; choke.

SENTENCE: That artist is strangled who is forced to deal with human beings solely in social terms.


SOURCE: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/strangle