About The Word Beguile
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Beguile
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What's The Definition Of Beguile?
[v] attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
[v] influence by slyness Synonyms | Synonyms for Beguile: becharm | bewitch | captivate | capture | catch | charm | enamor | enamour | enchant | entrance | fascinate | hoodwink | juggle | trance Related Terms | Find terms related to Beguile: allure | amuse | bamboozle | beat | becharm | beguile of | betray | bewitch | bilk | bluff | bunco | burn | cajole | call away | captivate | carry away | cast a spell | charm | cheat | cheat on | chisel | chouse | chouse out of | circumvent | cog | cog the dice | con | conjure | convulse | cozen | crib | cross | deceive | defraud | delight | delude | deprive of | detract | detract attention | diddle | distract | divert | divert the mind | do in | do out of | double-cross | dupe | enchant | engage | engross | enliven | enrapture | enravish | entertain | enthrall | entice | entrance | euchre | exhilarate | exploit | fascinate | finagle | finesse | flam | fleece | fleet | flimflam | fob | fool | forestall | four-flush | fracture one | fudge | gammon | get around | gouge | gull | gyp | have | hoax | hocus | hocus-pocus | hoodwink | hornswaggle | humbug | hypnotize | infatuate | intrigue | jockey | juggle | kill | knock dead | let down | loosen up | lure | maneuver | mesmerize | mislead | mock | mulct | outmaneuver | outreach | outsmart | outwit | overreach | pack the deal | pigeon | play | play one false | practice fraud upon | put something over | raise a laugh | raise a smile | recreate | refresh | regale | relax | rook | scam | screw | seduce | sell | sell gold bricks | sell out | shave | shortchange | slay | snow | solace | spell | spellbind | split | stack the cards | stick | sting | string along | swindle | take a dive | take in | thimblerig | throw a fight | tickle | titillate | transport | trick | two-time | vamp | victimize | wile | witch | wow See Also | appeal | attract | beat | cheat | chisel | hold | rip off | work Beguile In Webster's Dictionary \Be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Beguiling}.]
1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or
impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii.
13.
2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]
When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak.
3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve
the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.
Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring.
--W. Irving.
Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse;
divert; entertain.
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