hypnotize
verb (used with object)
to put in the hypnotic state.
hypnotise
-
a variation of
hypnotize.
Example Sentences
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He kept his piercing green eyes largely hidden, ominously, behind dark glasses, only removing them to hypnotise his victims.
From BBC ● May 9, 2023
"He would hypnotise me and say 'David you're a really great artist, you're unique, you're different. You're going to meet someone who is going to understand your issues'."
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2023
"A lot of the stuff you don't do anyway. You don't hypnotise people," he told local news site AL.com.
From BBC ● May 21, 2021
He's also been learning autogenic training to hypnotise himself.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2013
I tried to hypnotise through her sleep, but she made no response, none at all; and the day broke.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
