hypnotize

English

Alternative forms

• hypnotise (Commonwealth, not OED or Canada)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/

Verb

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

1. To induce somebody into a state of hypnosis.

Synonyms

• mesmerize

Derived terms

• hypnotizable
• hypnotizability
• hypnotism
• hypnotist

Related terms

• hypnotic

Translations

To induce somebody into a state of hypnosis

• Catalan: hipnotitzar (ca)
• Dutch: hypnotiseren (nl)
• Esperanto: hipnotigi (eo)
• Ido: hipnotigar (io)
• Italian: ipnotizzare (it)

• Jèrriais: entchéthaûder
• Lithuanian: hipnotizuoti (lt)
• Polish: hipnotyzować (pl)
• Russian: гипнотизировать (ru) (gipnotizirovatʹ)
• Spanish: hipnotizar (es)