dehypnotize

[ dee-hip-nuh-tahyz ]
/ diˈhɪp nəˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), de·hyp·no·tized, de·hyp·no·tiz·ing.

to bring out of the hypnotic state.

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Also especially British, de·hyp·no·tise.

Origin of dehypnotize

de- + hypnotize

Words nearby dehypnotize

dehydrogenate, dehydrogenation, dehydrogenize, dehydroretinaldehyde, dehydroretinol, dehypnotize, dei gratia, deianira, deice, deicer, deicide
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British Dictionary definitions for dehypnotize

dehypnotize

dehypnotise

/ (diːˈhɪpnəˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to bring out of the hypnotic state

Derived forms of dehypnotize

dehypnotization or dehypnotisation, noun
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