telepathise
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Definition
- Verb (Intransitive):
- To communicate directly from one mind to another without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction. This involves the supposed transmission of thoughts, feelings, or mental images.
Usage
- The verb "telepathise" describes the action of engaging in telepathy. It is typically used intransitively, often followed by a prepositional phrase like "with someone."
- It implies a mutual or attempted connection between minds.
Examples
- Verb:
- The twins claimed they could telepathise and often knew what the other was thinking.
- In the experiment, the subject tried to telepathise the image of a card to the receiver in the other room.
Advanced Usage
- "to telepathise with": to attempt or engage in telepathic communication with a specific person or being.
- The science fiction novel featured aliens who could telepathise with humans.
Variants and Related Words
- Telepathize (verb): An alternative spelling, primarily used in American English.
- Telepathy (noun): The general concept or faculty of direct mind-to-mind communication.
- Telepathy is a common theme in paranormal research.
- Telepathic (adjective): Describing something related to or using telepathy.
- They seemed to have a telepathic connection.
Synonyms
- Communicate mentally: A descriptive phrase for the same concept.
- Mind-read: Often implies receiving thoughts rather than a two-way communication.
Related Phrases
- While "telepathise" itself is not typically used in phrasal verbs, it is the core action described in related phrases.
- "to be telepathic": to possess the ability to telepathise.
- Some psychics claim to be telepathic.
Related Idioms
- No common idioms are directly based on the verb "telepathise." The concept is usually expressed directly or through the noun "telepathy" (e.g., which is a metaphorical idiom for understanding each other perfectly).
Verb
- communicate nonverbally by telepathy
- some people believe they can telepathize with others around the world