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hypnotize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/
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  • CMU ARPABET: HH IH1 P N AH0 T AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To induce a state of hypnosis in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • hypnotize a subject
  • hypnotize into obedience
  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

induce hypnosis in

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise

Narrower terms: entrance, spellbind

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хипнотизирам (hipnotiziram) — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Catalan: hipnotitzar — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 催眠 (cuīmián) — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Czech: hypnotizovat — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Czech: zhypnotizovat — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Dutch: hypnotiseren — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Esperanto: hipnotigi — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • French: hypnotiser — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Galician: hipnotizar — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • German: hypnotisieren — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Hungarian: hipnotizál — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Icelandic: dáleiða — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Ido: hipnotigar — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Irish: hiopnóisigh — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Italian: ipnotizzare — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Lithuanian: hipnotizuoti — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Mauritian Creole: ipnotize — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Norman: entchéthaûder — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Polish: hipnotyzować — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Portuguese: hipnotizar — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Russian: гипнотизировать (gipnotizirovatʹ) — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Spanish: hipnotizar — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Swedish: hypnotisera — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
  • Thai: สะกดจิต (sà-gòt-jìt) — to induce somebody into a state of hypnosis
Real reading context

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