hypnotize

English

Alternative forms

• hypnotise (Commonwealth, not OED or Canada)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

hypnotize (third-person singular simple present hypnotizes, present participle hypnotizing, simple past and past participle hypnotized)

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

   hypnotize a subject

   hypnotize into obedience

   be hypnotized by someone or something

   The magician claimed he could hypnotize anyone in the audience.

   She was hypnotized by the flickering flames of the fire.

Synonyms

• mesmerize

Derived terms

• dehypnotize
• dickmatize
• hypnotism
• hypnotist
• hypnotizability
• hypnotizable
• hypnotization
• hypnotizee
• hypnotizer
• rehypnotize
• unhypnotize

Related terms

• hypnotic

Translations

to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis

Bulgarian: хипнотизирам (hipnotiziram) Catalan: hipnotitzar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 催眠 (zh) (cuīmián) Czech: hypnotizovat (cs) impf, zhypnotizovat (cs) pf Dutch: hypnotiseren (nl) Esperanto: hipnotigi French: hypnotiser (fr) Galician: hipnotizar (gl) German: hypnotisieren (de) Hungarian: hipnotizál (hu) Icelandic: dáleiða Ido: hipnotigar (io) Irish: hiopnóisigh Italian: ipnotizzare (it) Lithuanian: hipnotizuoti Norman: entchéthaûder Polish: hipnotyzować (pl) Portuguese: hipnotizar (pt) Russian: гипнотизировать (ru) (gipnotizirovatʹ) Spanish: hipnotizar (es) Swedish: hypnotisera (sv) Thai: สะกดจิต (sà-gòt-jìt)