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title: hypnosis — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hypnosis» in the school dictionary: Hypnosis is a deeply relaxed, dreamlike state in which a person focuses closely and may follow suggestions more easily. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hypnosis

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**Who acts:** Hypnosis, person, act, doctor, People, magician · **What happens:** be, focus, follow, put, use, help · **To what, where:** relaxed dreamlike state, suggestions, act, someone, state, hypnosis

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«hypnosis» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [hypnosis in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypnosis.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Hypnosis is a deeply relaxed, dreamlike state in which a person focuses closely and may follow suggestions more easily.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypnosis:m1:1
# text = Hypnosis is a deeply relaxed, dreamlike state in which a person focuses closely and may follow suggestions more easily.
1	Hypnosis	hypnosis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	dreamlike	dreamlike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	focuses	focus	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
14	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
18	suggestions	suggestion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	20	advmod	_	_
20	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Hypnosis | a relaxed dreamlike state |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **focus** | present | a person |  |  | a relaxed dreamlike state |  | closely *property* | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **follow** | may | a person *not said here* | suggestions |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suggestion=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hypnosis is also the act of putting someone into this state.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypnosis:m2:1
# text = Hypnosis is also the act of putting someone into this state.
1	Hypnosis	hypnosis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Hypnosis | the act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | gerund | the act *not said here* |  | someone | this state |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent someone=Goal |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The doctor used hypnosis to help him stop smoking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypnosis:x1:1
# text = The doctor used hypnosis to help him stop smoking.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hypnosis	hypnosis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	smoking	smoke	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the doctor | hypnosis |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hypnosis=Patient |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | the doctor *not said here* | doctor |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **stop** | infinitive | doctor *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **smoke** | gerund | doctor *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the cartoon, the villain used hypnosis with a swinging watch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypnosis:x2:1
# text = In the cartoon, the villain used hypnosis with a swinging watch.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	hypnosis	hypnosis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	swinging	swing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **swing** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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People under hypnosis are very relaxed, but still aware.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypnosis:x3:1
# text = People under hypnosis are very relaxed, but still aware.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	under	under	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	hypnosis	hypnosis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	aware	aware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | People under hypnosis |  |  |  |  | relaxed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | People under hypnosis *not said here* |  |  |  | still |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The magician pretended to use hypnosis on a volunteer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypnosis:x4:1
# text = The magician pretended to use hypnosis on a volunteer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	hypnosis	hypnosis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	volunteer	volunteer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | past | the magician |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive | the magician *not said here* | hypnosis |  | a volunteer |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hypnosis=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She tried hypnosis to help with her fear of flying.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypnosis:x5:1
# text = She tried hypnosis to help with her fear of flying.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hypnosis	hypnosis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | She | hypnosis |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with her fear | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with fear=Theme |
| 3 | **fly** | gerund | her fear *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **fear** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The snake in the film used hypnosis to make the boy sleepy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hypnosis:x6:1
# text = The snake in the film used hypnosis to make the boy sleepy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	hypnosis	hypnosis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | the boy |  |  |  | sleepy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset boy=Product |

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