as in to fascinate
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the crowd was hypnotized by the powerful, eloquent speaker
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The funky, vibrant record is utterly hypnotizing as Leven vies for the attention of the one who has his heart.
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The animation, full of exaggerated appendages and character design that border on the grotesque, is hypnotizing, and the story propels forward with the furious pace of a mighty cyclist.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
In 19th-century Paris at the Salpêtrière Hospital, patients were hypnotized onstage to reproduce the symptoms of hysteria for public audiences.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The textures, sparkles, and bright colors are hypnotizing, and the movie’s willingness to blend different art styles — both subtly, as with the Gumby-esque wannabe pop-star villains, and explicitly, as with the Yellow Submarine–style trips — is energizing.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The animation, full of exaggerated appendages and character design that border on the grotesque, is hypnotizing, and the story propels forward with the furious pace of a mighty cyclist.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
In 19th-century Paris at the Salpêtrière Hospital, patients were hypnotized onstage to reproduce the symptoms of hysteria for public audiences.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The textures, sparkles, and bright colors are hypnotizing, and the movie’s willingness to blend different art styles — both subtly, as with the Gumby-esque wannabe pop-star villains, and explicitly, as with the Yellow Submarine–style trips — is energizing.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Hypnotize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotize. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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