How to pronounce hypnotize
American English pronunciation
HIP-nuh-tyze
- IPA
- /ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪz/
- Syllables
- HIP · nuh · tyze (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hypnotize means
To put someone into a sleepy, dreamy state
In a sentence: In the cartoon, the wizard tried to hypnotize the cat with a swinging watch.
Where it comes from: It was made from hypnotic, which goes back to the Greek word for sleep.
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