mesmerize vs spellbind

mesmerize and spellbind both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mesmerize	No	No	Yes	No
spellbind	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spellbind is a hyponym of mesmerize; that is, spellbind is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mesmerize:

Other hyponyms of mesmerize include entrance.

As verbs, mesmerize and spellbind are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mesmerize include bewitch, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise.

mesmerize (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