hypnotize
to put in the hypnotic state.
to influence, control, or direct completely, as by personal charm, words, or domination: The speaker hypnotized the audience with his powerful personality.
to frighten or startle so that movement is impossible: The headlights hypnotized the deer and it just stood staring at the oncoming car.
Origin of hypnotize
1- Also especially British, hyp·no·tise .
Other words from hypnotize
- hyp·no·tiz·a·ble, adjective
- hyp·no·tiz·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- half-hyp·no·tized, adjective
- re·hyp·no·tize, verb (used with object), re·hyp·no·tized, re·hyp·no·tiz·ing.
- un·hyp·no·tiz·a·ble, adjective
- un·hyp·no·tize, verb (used with object), un·hyp·no·tized, un·hyp·no·tiz·ing.
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How to use hypnotize in a sentence
For one month in 2013, a British street artist known by the nom de plume of Banksy hypnotized the city of New York.
Catch Him If You Can: Reliving Banksy’s New York Invasion | Alex Suskind | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe hypnotized Cory with her free spirit, freer hair, and asinine name, coaxing him out of his shell and into love with her.
‘Boy Meets World’ Turns 20: The Silly Show We Can’t Help but Love | Kevin Fallon | September 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTExample: "One of the hyenas hypnotized him and he didn't see up close what was going on."
"Black leaves, black leaves, black leaves are falling..." she sang to a hypnotized audience.
But I found myself hypnotized by their cryptic dialogue and mesmerizing music.
The monkey was hypnotized with fear, but he could neither run away, nor go forward, nor come to me.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal Mukerji"Yes," Molly breathed, fairly hypnotized into the truth by Wise's suggestive air and tense, compelling voice.
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn WellsShe had almost hypnotized him with her weary, earnest voice.
Hunters Out of Space | Joseph Everidge KelleamI ask my hypnotized subject not to perceive the friend in the room; he is indeed unable to see him or to hear him.
Psychotherapy | Hugo MnsterbergShe is hypnotized and sees the operator catching these worms one by one and killing them.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for hypnotize
hypnotise
/ (ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪz) /
to induce hypnosis in (a person)
to charm or beguile; fascinate
Derived forms of hypnotize
- hypnotizable or hypnotisable, adjective
- hypnotizability or hypnotisability, noun
- hypnotization or hypnotisation, noun
- hypnotizer or hypnotiser, noun
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