hypnotises
Puts under spell
Hypnotises is the British spelling of hypnotizes.
To hypnotise is to induce a trance-like state in someone, typically through focused attention and suggestion, making them responsive to direction: The therapist hypnotised her to help quit smoking.
Figuratively, to hypnotise is to captivate completely: The dancer hypnotised the audience.
Holds in rapt attention
- entrancesOpenings for access, or beguiles
- spellbindsFascinates utterly, transfixes
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- enchantsDelights or bewitches
fascinates · transfixes · rivets · grips · bewitches · beguiles · absorbs · engrosses
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- relaxationState of being unwound
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- regressionReturn to former state
therapy · induction · deepening · scripts · smoking cessation · weight loss · phobia · anxiety
Electrical signals from neurons
- alpha stateCalm brainwave pattern
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- REMAcronym for dreaming phase
dissociation · Freud · Erickson · research · clinical trials · placebo · consciousness · EEG
mesmerises
Holds in rapt attention
- entrancesOpenings for access, or beguiles
- spellbindsFascinates utterly, transfixes
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
enchants · fascinates · transfixes · rivets · grips · bewitches · beguiles · absorbs · engrosses · enthrals
trance
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- relaxationState of being unwound
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
regression · therapy · induction · deepening · scripts · smoking cessation · weight loss · phobia · anxiety · clinical
brainwaves
Electrical signals from neurons
- alpha stateCalm brainwave pattern
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
REM · dissociation · Freud · Erickson · research · clinical trials · placebo · consciousness · EEG · psychology
stage
Raised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
spectacle · pendulum · swinging watch · illusion · performer · act · mesmerist · tricks · comedy · suggestions
hypnotisesfrees
Removes from captivity
deprograms · liberates · disenchants · breaks the spell · releases
- stage hypnotistEntertainer suggesting acts onstage