hypnotizeverb
UK usually hypnotise uk/ˈhɪp.nə.taɪz/us/ˈhɪp.nə.taɪz/to put someone in a state of hypnosis:
She agreed to be hypnotized to try to remember what had happened.
[ T usually passive ] to keep your attention so strongly that you feel unable to move or look away:
I was hypnotized by his steely grey eyes.
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hypnotism
noun [ U ] uk/ˈhɪp.nə.tɪ.zəm/us/ˈhɪp.nə.tɪ.zəm/
Some people try hypnotism to cure themselves of addictions.