hypnotize
verb (UK usually hypnotise) /ˈhɪp.nə.taɪz/Definition
› to put someone in a state of hypnosis: She agreed to be hypnotized to try to remember what had happened.Alternative and traditional therapies › [T usually passive] to keep your attention so strongly that you feel unable to move or look away: I was hypnotized by his steely grey eyes.Making people excited and interestedInspiration and inspiring hypnotism /-tɪ.zəm/ noun [U] › Some people try hypnotism to cure themselves of addictions.Alternative and traditional therapies
(Definition of hypnotize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absorbed adjective
- animate verb
- be sb's bag idiom
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- captivate verb
- engage verb (INTEREST)
- entrance verb
- give sb something to talk about idiom
- hype sb up phrasal verb
- interest sb in sth phrasal verb
- intrigue verb
- occupy verb (FILL)
- stimulate verb
- stretch verb (DO MORE)
- swing verb (BE EXCITING)
- thrill verb
- titillate verb
- transfix verb (UNABLE TO MOVE)
- whet verb (INTEREST)
- whip sb into sth phrasal verb
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