hypnotize
verb (used with object)
to put in the hypnotic state.
have hypnotized
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present perfectof hypnotize.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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This girl rage feeling and theme have hypnotized people with its alluring revenge fantasy appeal.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2023
Unfortunately, we think all that spinning might have hypnotized you into thinking you were a much better team than you actually were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2021
We have hypnotized ourselves into idiocy, and — surprise! — now we are idiots.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2016
Franz J. Polgar, 79, celebrated mesmerist and mind reader who claimed to have hypnotized more than a million people during his lifetime; of illness resulting from a brain tumor; in Miami.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have hypnotized subjects who have been to several other hypnotists without success, and I have had some of my unsuccessful subjects hypnotized by other hypnotists.
From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Melvin Powers
