WordCmp.com

mesmerise vs spellbind

spellbind vs mesmerise

mesmerise and spellbind both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mesmerise No No Yes No
spellbind No No Yes No
As verbs, spellbind is a hyponym of mesmerise; that is, spellbind is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mesmerise:
  • mesmerise: induce hypnosis in
  • spellbind: put into a trance
Other hyponyms of mesmerise include entrance.
As verbs, mesmerise and spellbind are synonyms defined as:
  • mesmerise and spellbind: attract strongly, as if with a magnet
Other synonyms of mesmerise include bewitch, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerize.
mesmerise (verb) spellbind (verb)
induce hypnosis in put into a trance
attract strongly, as if with a magnet attract strongly, as if with a magnet
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
Difference between mesmerise and spellbind

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.