mesmerised

verb (used with object), mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing.

1. to hypnotize.
2. to spellbind; fascinate.
3. to compel by fascination.

verb (tr)

1. a former word for hypnotize
2. to hold (someone) as if spellbound

v.1829, back-formation from mesmerism. Transferred sense of “enthrall” is first attested 1862. Related: Mesmerized; mesmerizing.