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hypnotize Definition

hyp·no·tize (-tīz′)

transitive verb -·tized′, -·tiz′·ing

  1. to put into a state of hypnosis
  2. to affect or influence by or as if by hypnotism; spellbind

hypnotize Related Forms
hyp·no·tiz′·able adjective
hypnotize Synonyms

hypnotize

v.

  1. To put in a trance

    mesmerize, put to sleep, lull to sleep, dull the will, hold under a spell, entrance, bring under one's control, induce hypnosis, place in a trance, stupefy, drug, narcotize, soothe, psychologize, anesthetize, subject to suggestion, place under control, make drowsy or sleepy.

  2. To charm

    magnetize, captivate, entrance; see charm 1, fascinate.

hypnotize Usage Examples

Object

  • person: The hypnotized person does not loose contact with reality altogether.
  • subject: For instance, anybody who is ordinarily asleep will not respond to stimuli in the same way in which a hypnotized subject will.
  • patient: A bas-relief taken from an ancient tomb in Thebes shows a priest obviously in the act of hypnotizing a patient.
  • audience: He is an exceptional wordsmith whose music has hypnotized audiences from New York to DC to Europe.
  • people: Wall to wall, People hypnotized, And they're stepping, Lightly, Hang each night in Rapture.
  • time: After being hypnotized three times, there was relief of pain and his smoking habit was cured.

Modifying Another Word

  • deeply: They think that they must be either deeply hypnotized or not at all.
  • easily: It is commonly known that some individuals are more easily hypnotized than others.
  • not: They also had a distinctly different pattern of brain activity compared to when they were not hypnotized and experienced the painful heat.
  • almost: There was something powerful and almost hypnotizing about him.
  • lightly: The patient was lightly hypnotized and told that he could learn to control the blood vessels in his face.
  • still: Hitler was still hypnotized by the obvious Russian preparations north of Stalingrad.

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