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hyp·no·tize

 (hĭp′nə-tīz′)
tr.v. hyp·no·tized, hyp·no·tiz·ing, hyp·no·tiz·es
1. To put into a state of hypnosis.
2. To fascinate by or as if by hypnosis.

hyp′no·tiz′a·bil′i·ty n.
hyp′no·tiz′a·ble adj.
hyp′no·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
hyp′no·tiz′er n.
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hypnotize

(ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪz) or

hypnotise

vb (tr)
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
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hyp•no•tize

(ˈhɪp nəˌtaɪz)

v. -tized, -tiz•ing. v.t.
1. to put in a state of hypnosis.
2. to influence or control by or as if by hypnotic suggestion.
3. to transfix; spellbind; fascinate.
v.i.
4. to practice hypnosis.
[1843]
hyp′no•tiz`a•ble, adj.
hyp`no•tiz`a•bil′i•ty, n.
hyp′no•tiz`er, n.
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hypnotize


Past participle: hypnotized
Gerund: hypnotizing

Imperative
hypnotize
hypnotize
Present
I hypnotize
you hypnotize
he/she/it hypnotizes
we hypnotize
you hypnotize
they hypnotize
Preterite
I hypnotized
you hypnotized
he/she/it hypnotized
we hypnotized
you hypnotized
they hypnotized
Present Continuous
I am hypnotizing
you are hypnotizing
he/she/it is hypnotizing
we are hypnotizing
you are hypnotizing
they are hypnotizing
Present Perfect
I have hypnotized
you have hypnotized
he/she/it has hypnotized
we have hypnotized
you have hypnotized
they have hypnotized
Past Continuous
I was hypnotizing
you were hypnotizing
he/she/it was hypnotizing
we were hypnotizing
you were hypnotizing
they were hypnotizing
Past Perfect
I had hypnotized
you had hypnotized
he/she/it had hypnotized
we had hypnotized
you had hypnotized
they had hypnotized
Future
I will hypnotize
you will hypnotize
he/she/it will hypnotize
we will hypnotize
you will hypnotize
they will hypnotize
Future Perfect
I will have hypnotized
you will have hypnotized
he/she/it will have hypnotized
we will have hypnotized
you will have hypnotized
they will have hypnotized
Future Continuous
I will be hypnotizing
you will be hypnotizing
he/she/it will be hypnotizing
we will be hypnotizing
you will be hypnotizing
they will be hypnotizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hypnotizing
you have been hypnotizing
he/she/it has been hypnotizing
we have been hypnotizing
you have been hypnotizing
they have been hypnotizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hypnotizing
you will have been hypnotizing
he/she/it will have been hypnotizing
we will have been hypnotizing
you will have been hypnotizing
they will have been hypnotizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hypnotizing
you had been hypnotizing
he/she/it had been hypnotizing
we had been hypnotizing
you had been hypnotizing
they had been hypnotizing
Conditional
I would hypnotize
you would hypnotize
he/she/it would hypnotize
we would hypnotize
you would hypnotize
they would hypnotize
Past Conditional
I would have hypnotized
you would have hypnotized
he/she/it would have hypnotized
we would have hypnotized
you would have hypnotized
they would have hypnotized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.hypnotize - induce hypnosis inhypnotize - induce hypnosis in      
entrance, spellbind - put into a trance
sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
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hypnotize

verb
1. mesmerize, put in a trance, put to sleep The ability to hypnotize yourself can be learnt in a single session.
2. fascinate, absorb, entrance, magnetize, spellbind He's hypnotized by that black hair and that white face.
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Translations
hypnotizovat
hypnotisere
dáleiîaheilla
hypnotizovať
büyülemekhayran bırakmakhipnotize etmekuyutmak

hypnotize

[ˈhɪpnətaɪz] VThipnotizar
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hypnotize

[ˈhɪpnətaɪz] hypnotise (British) vt
(= put into a trance) → hypnotiser
(= fascinate) → hypnotiser
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hypnotize

vthypnotisieren; to be hypnotized by somebody/something (= fascinated)von jdm/etw wie hypnotisiert sein
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hypnotize

[ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪz] vtipnotizzare
to hypnotize sb into doing sth → far fare qc a qn sotto ipnosi
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hypnosis

(hipˈnəusis) noun
a sleep-like state caused by the action of another person who can then make the sleeper obey his commands.
hypˈnotic (-ˈno-) adjective
ˈhypnotize, ˈhypnotise verb
1. to put in a state of hypnosis. The hypnotist hypnotized three people from the audience.
2. to fascinate completely. Her beauty hypnotized him.
ˈhypnotism noun
the art of producing hypnosis.
ˈhypnotist noun
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hyp·no·tize

v. hipnotizar, producir hipnosis.
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hypnotize

vt hipnotizar
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