verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To induce a state of hypnosis in. transitive

   "hypnotize a subject"

2. 2
   induce hypnosis in wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

mesmerizemesmerizeabsorbabsorb the attentionallureanesthetize

Example

More examples

"Fadil's personality seemed to hypnotize Dania."

Etymology

Derived from hypnot(ic) + -ize (verbal derivational suffix).

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