spellbind vs hypnotize

spellbind and hypnotize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, hypnotize is a hypernym of spellbind; that is, hypnotize is a word with a broader meaning than spellbind:

Other hypernyms of spellbind include hypnotise, mesmerise, mesmerize.

spellbind (verb)	hypnotize (verb)
put into a trance	induce hypnosis in
attract strongly, as if with a magnet
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe