hypnotize
hypnotize
Definition
hyp·no·tize (-tīz′)
transitive verb -·tized′, -·tiz′·ing
- to put into a state of hypnosis
- to affect or influence by or as if by hypnotism; spellbind
hyp′·no·tiz′·able adjective
hypnotize
Synonyms
hypnotize
v.
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. To charm
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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