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Hypnotize (ˈhɪpnətʌɪz)

Meaning of hypnotize in English:

hypnotize

VERB

(also British hypnotise)
WITH OBJECT
1Produce a state of hypnosis in (someone)
1.1Capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate.
‘she gazed down, hypnotized by the swirling tide’

Pronunciation /ˈhɪpnətʌɪz/
‘I didn't hypnotize her, she hypnotized herself, I just helped her along.’
‘Without any telepathic powers, Dani could not hypnotise someone that did not wish to be hypnotised, but Carl had opened himself completely to her.’
‘He sees his therapist, who hypnotises him.’
‘What we'll do is Dani will hypnotise you and keep you under while I use my telepathy to get into your mind.’
‘Or had the man with a cough, for his own nefarious purposes, mesmerised or hypnotised me, and to some extent succeeded?’
‘It seems like he's hypnotized, I read once that hypnotized people have an internal clock.’
‘I should mention that I was hypnotized earlier today, and I'm in a mental state altogether new to me.’
‘I was hypnotised by the rhythm of his politeness.’
‘Her eyes wandered in the circular motion of the black coffee, the trace amounts of sugar swirling inside of it hypnotizing her.’
‘I gulped, and then looked away quickly before the power of Jonas' gaze hypnotized me into a stammering idiot.’
‘I was fascinated by them, hypnotised by them - until you wake up and realise they're nuts.’
‘I stared at the cross and officer's badge hanging from ribbons on the rearview mirror, rather hypnotized the whole way.’

Hypnotize (ˈhɪpnətʌɪz)
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Adjective (ˈædʒəktɪv)

Definition of adjective in English:

adjective

NOUN

Grammar

A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.

Origin
Late Middle English from Old French adjectif, -ive, from Latin adject- ‘added’, from the verb adicere, from ad- ‘towards’ + jacere ‘throw’. The term was originally used in the phrase noun adjective, translating Latin nomen adjectivum, a translation of Greek onoma epitheton ‘attributive name’.

Pronunciation
adjective
/ˈajəktiv/ /ˈædʒəktɪv/
‘Use verbs, nouns and adjectives and get a copy of Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases.’
‘In Swinburne's work as a whole many adjectives are used as nouns and many nouns as adjectives.’
‘Firstly I think one of the big problems is the use of descriptive adjectives as nouns.’
‘Reading becomes an exercise in spotting nouns and adjectives; there is nothing to engage or delight.’

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Meaning of monounsaturated in English:

monounsaturated

ADJECTIVE

Chemistry

(of an organic compound, especially a fat) saturated except for one multiple bond.

Pronunciation /ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd/
‘Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats tend to decrease blood cholesterol levels when substituted for saturated fats.’
‘In refractory cases, monounsaturated fats may replace carbohydrates, but weight and lipid profile should be closely monitored.’
‘It is suggested that replacing saturated fats in the typical American diet with monounsaturated fats present in macadamia nuts has a favorable effect on lipoprotein levels.’
‘It contains less monounsaturated fat and more unhealthy artery-clogging saturated fat than olive oil, Weil says.’

Monounsaturated (ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd)
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Parathyroidectomized (ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd)

Meaning of parathyroidectomized in English:

parathyroidectomized

ADJECTIVE

Surgery

That has undergone parathyroidectomy.

Origin
Early 20th century. From parathyroidectomy + -ized.

Pronunciation /ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd/
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Parathyroidectomized (ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd)
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