Enthrall vs Exhilarate - What's the difference?
enthrall | exhilarate |
To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.
To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate.
(archaic) To make happy, cheer up; to gladden.
*, II.2.4:
To thrill refreshingly.
To bring new life to.
As verbs the difference between enthrall and exhilarate
is that enthrall is to hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate while exhilarate is (archaic) to make happy, cheer up; to gladden.enthrall
English
Alternative forms
* enthral (chiefly UK)Verb
(en verb)Synonyms
* (hold spellbound ): bewitch, captivate, charm, hold in awe, transfix * (make subservient ): enslave, subjugateexhilarate
English
Verb
(en-verb)- Good news exhilarates''' the mind; wine '''exhilarates the drinker.
- Many such tricks are ordinarily put in practice by great men, to exhilarate themselves and others, all which are harmless jests, and have their good uses.