hypnotizes
Puts under spell
Hypnotizes is the act of inducing a trance-like state in someone, typically through focused attention and suggestion.
A hypnotist hypnotizes a subject to access the subconscious mind: The therapist hypnotizes patients to help them quit smoking.
Figuratively, anything that captivates completely hypnotizes: The dancer's movements hypnotized the audience.
Captivates utterly, hypnotically
- entrancesOpenings for access, or beguiles
- spellbindsFascinates utterly, transfixes
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- transfixesHolds motionless with fascination
stupefies · lulls · drowsy · eyelids · swinging · pendulum · relaxation · suggestible
Delights or bewitches
- bewitchesCasts a spell on
- enthrallsCaptures attention completely
- fascinatesIntensely holds attention
- rivetsPermanent metal fasteners
grips · beguiles · charms · dazzles · spellbound · rapt · absorbed · transfixed
Return to former state
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
- weight lossReduction in body mass
anxiety · pain management · suggestion · subconscious · reprogramming · habits · memories · relaxation
Forcibly changes someone's beliefs
- controlsOperates or regulates
- influencesPowers that shape behavior
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- exploitsNotable daring actions
coerces · cult · vulnerable · predatory · gaslighting · persuades · compliance · obedience
mesmerizes
Captivates utterly, hypnotically
- entrancesOpenings for access, or beguiles
- spellbindsFascinates utterly, transfixes
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
transfixes · stupefies · lulls · drowsy · eyelids · swinging · pendulum · relaxation · suggestible · unconscious
enchants
Delights or bewitches
- bewitchesCasts a spell on
- enthrallsCaptures attention completely
- fascinatesIntensely holds attention
rivets · grips · beguiles · charms · dazzles · spellbound · rapt · absorbed · transfixed · magnetizes
regression
Return to former state
weight loss · anxiety · pain management · suggestion · subconscious · reprogramming · habits · memories · relaxation · healing
brainwashes
Forcibly changes someone's beliefs
- controlsOperates or regulates
- influencesPowers that shape behavior
- dominatesExerts supreme control
exploits · coerces · cult · vulnerable · predatory · gaslighting · persuades · compliance · obedience · commands
stage
Raised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
spectacle · clucking · barking · amnesia · posthypnotic · act · performer · Vegas · illusion · mentalist
- stunsamazes, astounds, dumbfounds, stuns, shocks
hypnotizesbores
Drills or tires
repels · puts to sleep · loses · disinterests · alienates
hypnotizesawakens
Becomes conscious again
rouses · wakes · brings around · dehypnotizes · disenchants
hypnotizesliberates
Sets free from captivity
frees · empowers · breaks the spell · dehypnotizes · releases
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