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- Dictionarybe·guile/bəˈɡīl/
verb
- 1. charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way: "every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine" Similar Opposite
- 2. help (time) pass pleasantly: literary "to beguile some of the time they went to the movie theater" Similar Opposite
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deceive, mislead, delude, beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth.
BEGUILE definition: 1. to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them : 2. to persuade…. Learn more.
Someone who beguiles is tricky and often charming, like when a smooth-talking friend tries to beguile you into giving them your allowance. The word beguile is from Middle English, and while guile involves deceit, to beguile means to spend time pleasantly, even if it involves trickery.
BEGUILE meaning: 1. to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them : 2. to persuade…. Learn more.
4 meanings: 1. to charm; fascinate 2. to delude; influence by slyness 3. to deprive (someone) of something by trickery; cheat.... Click for more definitions.
beguile somebody to attract or interest somebody. I was beguiled by her beauty. The tapestries continue to beguile all those who visit the cathedral.
When someone is said to "beguile," they are using their charisma, wit, or cunning to engage another person's attention, often with the intention of gaining trust, favor, or advantage. This term can imply an alluring or enchanting quality that holds someone's interest or affection.
Definition of beguile verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. beguile somebody (into doing something) to trick someone into doing something, especially by being nice to them She beguiled them into believing her version of events. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
The earliest known use of the noun beguile is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for beguile is from 1637, in the writing of Samuel Rutherford, Church of Scotland minister and political theorist. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
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