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hypnotise

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Psychology, psychiatry
hyp·no·tise /ˈhɪpnətaɪz/ verb [transitive]  MPa British spelling of hypnotize hypnotize的英式拼法
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Examples from the Corpus
hypnotiseHe plans to hypnotise Carson with fascinating, and no doubt endless, Genesis stories.Just for a moment there he had seemed to hypnotise her.
hyp·no·tise verbChineseSyllable
of British a hypnotize Corpus spelling


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hypnotise
I
hypnotise /ˈhɪpnətaɪz/ verb [transitive]
a British spelling of hypnotize

II
hypnotize (also hypnotise British English) /ˈhɪpnətaɪz/ verb [transitive]
1. to produce a sleep-like state in someone so that you can influence their thoughts and actions
2. [usually passive] to be so interesting or exciting that people cannot think of anything else
   SYN  mesmerized:
    We were completely hypnotized by her performance of the Haydn.