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hypnotize

/ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/

hypnotize verb: to induce a state of hypnosis in.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in.
    • hypnotize a subject
    • hypnotize into obedience
    Synonyms:
    mesmerize

hypnotize meaning in Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Thai

hypnotize in Bengali

সম্মোহিত করা, মুগ্ধ করা

hypnotize in Malayalam

mesmerize, put into a trance
സമ്മോഹനവിദ്യ പ്രയോഗിക്കുക, ദേഹകാന്തമയക്കം വരുത്തുക, മോഹനിദ്ര ഉണ്ടാക്കുക, മാസ്മരവിദ്യകൊണ്ടു മയക്കുക, മാസ്മരശക്തിക്കടിപ്പെടുത്തുക, മനശ്ശക്തികൊണ്ടു മറ്റൊരാളെ വിധേയനാക്കുക
spellbind, entrance, enthrall
മയക്കുക, മോഹിപ്പിക്കുക, മനസ്സിനെകീഴടക്കുക, ആനന്ദപാരവശ്യംവരുത്തുക, വശീകരിക്കുക, അടിമയാക്കുക

hypnotize in Kannada

ಮಯ್ಮರೆಸಿ ಈಲುಪಡೆ

hypnotize in Thai

to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
สะกดจิต sà-gòt-jìt

Examples of hypnotize in a sentence

  • be hypnotized by someone or something
  • The magician claimed he could hypnotize anyone in the audience.
  • She was hypnotized by the flickering flames of the fire.

All 10 example sentences with hypnotize

Synonyms of hypnotize

Forms of hypnotize

third-person singular presenthypnotizes
present participlehypnotizing
past participlehypnotized
pasthypnotized
alternative formhypnotise

Past tense of hypnotize: hypnotized

Origin of hypnotize

Derived from hypnot(ic) + -ize (verbal derivational suffix).

Words formed from hypnotize

Questions about hypnotize

What does hypnotize mean?
Hypnotize means to induce a state of hypnosis in.
What is hypnotize in Bengali?
Hypnotize in Bengali is সম্মোহিত করা, মুগ্ধ করা. See Hypnotize meaning in Bengali.
How do you use hypnotize in a sentence?
be hypnotized by someone or something
What part of speech is hypnotize?
Hypnotize is a verb.
How do you pronounce hypnotize?
Hypnotize is pronounced /ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/.
What is the past tense of hypnotize?
The past tense of hypnotize is hypnotized.

Words near hypnotize in the dictionary

  1. hypnotizability
  2. hypnotizable
  3. hypnotizables
  4. hypnotization
  5. hypnotizations
  6. hypnotize
  7. hypnotizeable
  8. hypnotized
  9. hypnotizee
  10. hypnotizees
  11. hypnotizer

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hypnotize (page history and authors); Hypnotize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hypnotize (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); hypnotize (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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