hypnotize

• hypnotise (Commonwealth, not OED or Canada)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/

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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

   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.

• mesmerize