hypnotize
verb
hyp·no·tize
ˈhip-nə-ˌtīz 
hypnotized; hypnotizing
1
: to induce hypnosis in
2
: to dazzle or overcome by or as if by suggestion
a voice that hypnotizes its hearers
drivers hypnotized by speed
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Examples of hypnotize in a Sentence
The therapist hypnotized him and asked him questions about his traumatic experiences in the war.
He can hypnotize people with his stare.
Recent Examples on the Web
The music video, directed by Bijoy Shetty, contains three minutes and 54 seconds of dizzying, high-octane visuals that, paired with the hypnotizing audio, will have you at the edge of your seat, holding a stank face, and nodding to the beat.
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Isha Sharma, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
The album, released in March, features foot-tapping percussion inspired by Latin American Indigenous populations, sounds taken from nature, and Reyna’s often hypnotizing guitar riffs.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Jade Swim Jade Swim proves that minimal doesn’t have to mean boring, with eye-catching one-shoulder designs, fine straps, and hypnotizing colors.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 3 July 2024
Theo is like a puppy dog who would chase a mail truck into highway traffic, while Anne is all but hypnotized by the sight of her step-son’s tail wagging behind him.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 June 2024
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Isha Sharma, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
The album, released in March, features foot-tapping percussion inspired by Latin American Indigenous populations, sounds taken from nature, and Reyna’s often hypnotizing guitar riffs.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Jade Swim Jade Swim proves that minimal doesn’t have to mean boring, with eye-catching one-shoulder designs, fine straps, and hypnotizing colors.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 3 July 2024
Theo is like a puppy dog who would chase a mail truck into highway traffic, while Anne is all but hypnotized by the sight of her step-son’s tail wagging behind him.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 June 2024
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hypnotize
verb
hyp·no·tize
ˈhip-nə-ˌtīz
hypnotized; hypnotizing
1
: to cause hypnosis in
2
: to deaden judgment or resistance by or as if by hypnotic suggestion
Medical Definition
hypnotize
transitive verb
hyp·no·tize
variants
also British hypnotise
hypnotized also British hypnotised; hypnotizing also British hypnotising
1
: to induce hypnosis in
2
: to influence by or as if by suggestion
a voice that hypnotizes its hearers
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