Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hypnotize \Hyp"no*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hypnotized}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Hypnotizing}.]
   To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of hypnotism.

Source : WordNet®

hypnotize
     v : induce hypnosis in [syn: {hypnotise}, {mesmerize}, {mesmerise}]