All 3 Uses of
hypnotize
in
Childhood's End
- To achieve this would involve stimulation of all the senses, and perhaps hypnosis as well, but many beheved it to be practical.†
Chpt 15 *hypnosis = a trance-like state of focused concentration and heightened suggestibility
- The hundreds of reflected points of light formed a fascinating and hypnotic pattern, and he felt himself becoming slightly dizzy.†
Chpt 8
- Jan was very waxy of these machines, and after one session with some kind of hypnotic device had a splitting headache for several hours.†
Chpt 22
Definitions:
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(1)
(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.) -
(2)
(hypnotize as in: hypnotized by her performance) fascinate so much that awareness of other surrounding things is lost or too much trust is granted
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)