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# hypnotise

«hypnotise» in Mova's school dictionary: **to put them into a deep, calm, dreamy state in which they…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (hypnotise, hypnotises, hypnotised, hypnotising; US: hypnotize); nouns: hypnosis, hypnotist

### meaning for a pupil

1) To hypnotise someone means to put them into a deep, calm, dreamy state in which they pay close attention and may follow suggestions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/#m1)

2) To be hypnotised by something means to be so fascinated by it that you cannot look away: «hypnotised by the flames». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, cartoons and stage shows a hypnotist swings a watch and says «you are getting sleepy»; this is mostly showbusiness. Real hypnosis (hypnotherapy) is used by some therapists to help people relax or stop habits; people under hypnosis are not asleep and cannot be made to do things against their will. In nature, a snake is said to hypnotise its prey, though really the prey freezes with fear. Phrases: «hypnotised by», «under hypnosis», «stage hypnotist».

### examples

- The magician claimed he could hypnotise anyone in the audience. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/#x1)
- The cat was hypnotised by the fish swimming in the tank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/#x2)
- We sat hypnotised by the fireworks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/#x3)
- In the cartoon, the snake hypnotised the boy with its swirly eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/#x4)
- Some people see a hypnotist to help them stop smoking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/#x5)
- The music was so beautiful it almost hypnotised me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/#x6)

### note

UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand: «hypnotise» (or «hypnotize»); USA and Canada: «hypnotize». Regular verb. Myth: a hypnotised person cannot be forced to do anything they really don't want, and hypnosis is not magic.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hypnotise» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.