Enthral vs Beguile - What's the difference?
enthral | beguile |
To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.
To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate.
To deceive or delude (using guile).
* , II, II, 102.
To charm, delight or captivate.
* 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
In lang=en terms the difference between enthral and beguile
is that enthral is to make subservient; to enslave or subjugate while beguile is to charm, delight or captivate.As verbs the difference between enthral and beguile
is that enthral is to hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate while beguile is to deceive or delude (using guile).enthral
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* enthrallVerb
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* (hold spellbound) bewitch, captivate, charm, hold in awe, transfix * (make subservient) enslave, subjugatebeguile
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*Verb
(beguil)- I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you, in a plain accent, was a plain knave.
- 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.
