"hypnotise" meaning in English

See hypnotise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: hypnotises [present, singular, third-person], hypnotising [participle, present], hypnotised [participle, past], hypnotised [past]
Etymology: Derived from hypnot(ic) + -ise (verbal derivational suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*swep-}}, {{suffix|en|hypnotic|ise|alt1=hypnot(ic)|pos2=verbal derivational suffix}} hypnot(ic) + -ise (verbal derivational suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hypnotise (third-person singular simple present hypnotises, present participle hypnotising, simple past and past participle hypnotised)
  1. (transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in. Tags: transitive Synonyms: mesmerise, hypnotize [US] Derived forms: hypnotisability, hypnotisable, hypnotism, hypnotist

Inflected forms

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