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)

Lithuanian: hipnotizuoti (lt) Polish: hipnotyzować (pl) Russian: гипнотизировать (ru) Spanish: hipnotizar (es)