mesmerise vs tranquillise

mesmerise and tranquillise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mesmerise	No	No	Yes	No
tranquillise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tranquillise is a hypernym of mesmerise; that is, tranquillise is a word with a broader meaning than mesmerise:

Other hypernyms of mesmerise include calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize.

mesmerise (verb)	tranquillise (verb)
induce hypnosis in	cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
attract strongly, as if with a magnet	make calm or still