(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
If you are ~ed by something, it captures all of your interest or attention, so that you are unable to think of anything else or unable to act.
We were all ~ed by the images of the war.
= mesmerize
VERB: be V-ed
~ed
Her eyes were ~ed with terror...
For hours he stood ~ed.
ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ after v