hypnotize
verb (used with object)
to put in the hypnotic state.
has hypnotized
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present perfectof hypnotize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But it's also a work of indisputable genius, one that has hypnotized media and public around the world for the better part of five years.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2020
The glamour quotient is low, and no high-speed white Ford Bronco chase has hypnotized the nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this case the home-town doctor has hypnotized her into believing she cannot sing —after a throat operation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Isn't this exactly the same procedure that the dentist uses with his patient when he has hypnotized him for the purpose of painless dentistry?
From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Melvin Powers
A certain professional hypnotizer claims that once he has hypnotized a person he can keep that person forever after under his influence by means of post- hypnotic suggestion.
From Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use by A. Alpheus
