Both Uses of
hypnotize
in
Fahrenheit 451
- But he knew his mouth had only moved to say hello, and then when she seemed hypnotized by the salamander on his arm and the phoenix-disc on his chest, he spoke again.
p. 4..1 (definition 1) *hypnotized = so focused or fascinated that awareness of other surrounding things is lost
- Montag heard the voices talking, talking, talking, giving, talking, weaving, reweaving their hypnotic web.
p. 14..9 (definition 2) *hypnotic = so fascinating that awareness of other things is lost
Definitions:
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(1) (hypnotize as in: hypnotized by her performance) fascinate so much that awareness of other surrounding things is lost or too much trust is granted
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(2) (hypnotize as in: hypnotized to try to remember) to put someone into a state of hypnosis (a trance-like state of focused concentration and heightened suggestibility)
(Heightened suggestibility means that the hypnotized person is more inclined to accept and act on suggestions of the hypnotist.)