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Enthrall vs Beguile - What's the difference?

enthrall | beguile |

In lang=en terms the difference between enthrall and beguile

is that enthrall is to make subservient; to enslave or subjugate while beguile is to charm, delight or captivate.

As verbs the difference between enthrall and beguile

is that enthrall is to hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate while beguile is to deceive or delude (using guile).

enthrall

English

Alternative forms

* enthral (chiefly UK)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.
  • To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate.
  • Synonyms

    * (hold spellbound ): bewitch, captivate, charm, hold in awe, transfix * (make subservient ): enslave, subjugate

    beguile

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Verb

    (beguil)
  • To deceive or delude (using guile).
  • * , II, II, 102.
  • I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you, in a plain accent, was a plain knave.
  • To charm, delight or captivate.
  • * 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
  • I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.

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