dehypnotize

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UK/diːˈhɪpnətaɪz/

verb

To release from a hypnotic state.

Scrabble 29

Meanings

verbdehypnotize (third-person singular simple present dehypnotizes, present participle dehypnotizing, simple past and past participle dehypnotized)

present singular third person dehypnotizes · participle present dehypnotizing · participle past dehypnotized · past dehypnotized

  1. To release from a hypnotic state.

    Synonyms: unhypnotize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo release from a hypnotic state.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishhypnotize
  8. Englishdehypnotize

From de- + hypnotize.

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APA

dehypnotize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehypnotize

MLA

“dehypnotize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehypnotize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehypnotize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehypnotize.

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