1 to produce hypnosis in someone, or to completely influence someone:
The crowd sits hypnotized by Harper’s trumpet.
He possesses the quality peculiar to evangelists of first hypnotizing himself, so great an aid in obtaining control of those to whom he appeals.
We were never hypnotized to tell our stories.
He hypnotizes the bear into thinking he is a canary.
She is notorious for using her dark magic to cast hypnotizing spells over people.
Each one hypnotizes and takes control of a boss character at the end of one of the first seven worlds.
The plot concerns an insurance investigator and an efficiency expert who are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist into stealing jewels.
After failing a polygraph exam, officers decided to have him hypnotized.
Many professionals think that these tests produce results because they involve attentional control and a certain level of concentration is required to be hypnotized.