hypnotize
verb (used with object)
to put in the hypnotic state.
hypnotise
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a variation of
hypnotize.
Example Sentences
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"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
Price told the jury he had done nothing to be ashamed of and had said he did not know how to hypnotise anybody.
From BBC ● May 16, 2017
Paul McKenna - Q: How long does it take you, typically, do hypnotise someone?
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2012
That's the point about Feldman's long pieces: they don't hypnotise or immerse you in a comforting sonic bath, they call for your attention and, through that, change you.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2012
Before sunrise and sunset, however, she is very wakeful and alert; and it has become a habit for Van Helsing to hypnotise her at such times.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
