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hypnotize
[ hip-nuh-tahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to put in the hypnotic state.
- to influence, control, or direct completely, as by personal charm, words, or domination:
The speaker hypnotized the audience with his powerful personality.
- to frighten or startle so that movement is impossible:
The headlights hypnotized the deer and it just stood staring at the oncoming car.
hypnotize
/ ˈɪəˌٲɪ /
verb
- to induce hypnosis in (a person)
- to charm or beguile; fascinate
Derived Forms
- ˌԴˌپˈٲ, noun
- ˈԴˌپ, noun
- ˈԴˌپ, adjective
- ˌԴdzپˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- n·پa· adjective
- n·پa·i·ٲ noun
- -n·پ adjective
- ·n·پ verb (used with object) rehypnotized rehypnotizing
- un·n·پa· adjective
- ܲ·n·پ verb (used with object) unhypnotized unhypnotizing
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hypnotize1
Example Sentences
Carpenter shed her child star skin and gave audiences one of the most hypnotizing pop songs of the year in "Espresso."
Since Nadja enjoys pretending to care, she “hypnotizes” the audience into thinking they’ve achieved the perfect finale by recreating what most people agree to be the perfect movie ending, albeit a version starring our vamps.
It’s a disconcerting choice, one that hypnotizes as much as it unnerves.
The surreal, visually hypnotizing production by Italian director Romeo Castellucci made little effort to make narrative sense.
In a tone that sounded like he was trying to hypnotize female voters, Trump instructed, "You will no longer be thinking about abortion."
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