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hypnotize

vt hyp·no·tize
hyp·no·tized also British hyp·no·tisedhyp·no·tiz·ing also British hyp·no·tis·ing

Medical Definition of HYPNOTIZE

1
:  to induce hypnosis in
2
:  to influence by or as if by suggestion <a voice that hypnotizes its hearers>
hyp·no·tiz·abil·i·ty also British hyp·no·tis·abil·i·ty \ˌhip-nə-ˌtī-zə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural hyp·no·tiz·abil·i·ties
hyp·no·tiz·able also British hyp·no·tis·able \ˈhip-nə-ˌtī-zə-bəl\ adjective

Variants of HYPNOTIZE

hyp·no·tize also British hyp·no·tise \-ˌtīz\

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