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• 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 — be|guile [bıˈgaıl] v [T] 1.) to interest and attract someone ▪ She was beguiled by his smooth talk. 2.) to persuade or trick someone into doing something beguile sb into doing sth ▪ He was beguiled into buying another copy of her book. 3.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — 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

• 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

• dupe — vb Dupe, gull, befool, trick, hoax, hoodwink, bamboozle mean to delude a person by underhand means or for one s own ends. Dupe suggests unwariness or unsuspiciousness on the part of the person or persons deluded and the acceptance of what is… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• trick — /trɪk / (say trik) noun 1. a crafty or fraudulent device, expedient, or proceeding; an artifice, stratagem, ruse, or wile. 2. a deceptive or illusory appearance; mere semblance. 3. a roguish or mischievous performance; prank: to play a trick on… …  

• humanism — /hyooh meuh niz euhm/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. 2. devotion to or study of the humanities. 3. (sometimes cap.) the studies, principles, or culture… …   Universalium

• Slavoj Žižek — Žižek and Zizek redirect here. For the biographical documentary film, see Zizek!. Slavoj Žižek Žižek in 2008 Full name Slavoj Žižek Born 21 March 1949 (1949 03 21) …   Wikipedia

• List of characters in Warrior Nun Areala — The characters within the Warrior Nun Areala comic series are well developed. Through the serial nature of publication of these fictitious adventures several heroes have been developed. The chief among them is the Warrior Nun Areala, Sister… …   Wikipedia