hypnotise
/ˈhɪpnətaɪz/
verb
- To put someone into a state like sleep in which they can be influenced to do or say things.
- Some people believe you can hypnotise a chicken by drawing a line on the ground.
- The therapist will hypnotise the patient to help them stop smoking.
- She agreed to let the stage performer hypnotise her during the show.
- To attract or hold someone's attention completely; to fascinate.
- The dancer's movements seemed to hypnotise everyone in the audience.
- The bright colors of the sunset can hypnotise you if you stare too long.
- His voice was so calm it would hypnotise the whole class into silence.
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