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
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.
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In 19th-century Paris at the Salpêtrière Hospital, patients were hypnotized onstage to reproduce the symptoms of hysteria for public audiences.
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The textures, sparkles, and bright colors are hypnotizing, and the movie’s willingness to blend different art styles — both subtly, as with the Gumby-esque wannabe pop-star villains, and explicitly, as with the Yellow Submarine–style trips — is energizing.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The animation, full of exaggerated appendages and character design that border on the grotesque, is hypnotizing, and the story propels forward with the furious pace of a mighty cyclist.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
In 19th-century Paris at the Salpêtrière Hospital, patients were hypnotized onstage to reproduce the symptoms of hysteria for public audiences.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The textures, sparkles, and bright colors are hypnotizing, and the movie’s willingness to blend different art styles — both subtly, as with the Gumby-esque wannabe pop-star villains, and explicitly, as with the Yellow Submarine–style trips — is energizing.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Hypnotize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypnotize. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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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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