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beguile (verb)

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  • beguile — ► VERB 1) charm, enchant, or trick. 2) archaic or literary help (time) pass pleasantly. DERIVATIVES beguiling adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • beguile — verb a) To deceive or delude (using guile). I know, sir, I am no flatterer : he that beguiled you, in a plain accent, was a plain knave. b) To charm, delight or captivate. I feel how weak and fruitless mus …   Wiktionary

  • beguile — verb (beguiled; beguiling) Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to lead by deception 2. hoodwink 3. to while away especially by some agreeable occupation; also divert 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • beguile — verb 1》 charm or enchant.     ↘trick into doing something. 2》 literary help (time) pass pleasantly. Derivatives beguilement noun beguiler noun beguiling adjective beguilingly adverb Origin ME: from …   English new terms dictionary

  • beguile — verb (T) 1 to persuade or trick someone into doing something, especially by saying nice things to them: Carr beguiled the voters with his good looks and grand talk. 2 literary to do something that makes the time pass, especially in an enjoyable… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • beguile — verb 1) she was beguiled by his beauty Syn: charm, attract, enchant, entrance, win over, woo, captivate, bewitch, spellbind, dazzle, hypnotize, mesmerize, seduce See note at tempt …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • beguile — UK [bɪˈɡaɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms beguile : present tense I/you/we/they beguile he/she/it beguiles present participle beguiling past tense beguiled past participle beguiled formal to persuade or trick someone into doing something,… …   English dictionary

  • beguile — [[t]bɪga͟ɪl[/t]] beguiles, beguiling, beguiled 1) VERB If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it. [V n] His paintings beguiled the Prince of Wales... [V n] I was beguiled by the romance and exotic atmosphere of the souks in… …   English dictionary

  • beguile — /bəˈgaɪl / (say buh guyl), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (beguiled, beguiling) 1. to influence by guile; mislead; delude. 2. to charm or divert. 3. to while away (time) pleasantly. –phrase 4. beguile someone of something, to take something away from… …  

  • beguile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. delude, deceive; amuse, divert. See deception, pleasure. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deceive] Syn. mislead, trick, delude, hoodwink; see deceive , tempt . 2. [To charm] Syn. delight, divert, amuse,… …   English dictionary for students

  • beguile — be|guile [ bı gaıl ] verb transitive FORMAL to persuade or trick someone into doing something, especially by saying nice things to them: She was beguiled by his charm …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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