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Obsess vs Enthral - What's the difference?

obsess | enthral |

In transitive terms the difference between obsess and enthral

is that obsess is to dominate the thoughts of someone while enthral is to make subservient; to enslave or subjugate.

As verbs the difference between obsess and enthral

is that obsess is to be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion while enthral is to hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.

obsess

English

Verb

(es)
  • To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-21, volume=411, issue=8892, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Magician’s brain , passage=The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.}}
  • (label) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
  • To think or talk obsessively about.
  • enthral

    English

    Alternative forms

    * enthrall

    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