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- DictionaryHyp·no·tize/ˈhipnəˌtīz/
verb
- 1. produce a state of hypnosis in (someone): "a witness had been hypnotized to enhance his memory"
Add to word list. to put someone in a state of hypnosis: She agreed to be hypnotized to try to remember what had happened. [ T usually passive ] to keep your attention so strongly that you feel unable to move or look away: I was hypnotized by his steely gray eyes. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
To hypnotize is to induce a calm, focused state in one's self or in another person. The state is called hypnosis, and a person who can do this for someone else is a hypnotist. The word hypnotize comes from the Greek hypnotikos , "inclined to sleep or putting to sleep," and popular ideas of hypnosis reflect a kind of half-asleep state.
1. (Psychology) to induce hypnosis in (a person) 2. to charm or beguile; fascinate. ˈhypnoˌtizable, ˈhypnoˌtisable adj. ˌhypnoˌtizaˈbility, ˌhypnoˌtisaˈbility n. ˌhypnotiˈzation, ˌhypnotiˈsation n. ˈhypnoˌtizer, ˈhypnoˌtiser n.
4 days ago · 1. verb. If someone hypnotizes you, they put you into a state in which you seem to be asleep but can still see, hear, or respond to things said to you. A hypnotherapist will hypnotize you and will stop you from smoking. [VERB noun] Surprisingly, the ability to hypnotize yourself can be learnt in a single session.
[usually passive] (formal) to interest somebody so much that they can think of nothing else synonym mesmerize. be hypnotized (by something) He was hypnotized by her beauty. She gazed down into the ocean, hypnotized by the swirling tide. See hypnotize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: hypnotize.
hypnotize meaning: 1. to place someone in a mental state like sleep, in which their thoughts can be easily influenced…. Learn more.
[usually passive] hypnotize somebody (formal) to interest someone so much that they can think of nothing else synonym mesmerize He was hypnotized by her beauty. She gazed down into the ocean, hypnotized by the swirling tide. See hypnotize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: hypnotize.
