Hypnotise (9)
I believe the answer is:
mesmerise
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hypnotise</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that hypnotise can be written as mesmerise)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mesmerise that I've seen before include "Fascinate" , "Transfix" , "Hypnotise, spellbind" .)