Beguile

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To deceive by guile; delude. See Synonyms at deceive.
  • v. To take away from by or as if by guile; cheat: a disease that has beguiled me of strength.
  • v. To distract the attention of; divert: "to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming” ( Abraham Lincoln).
  • v. To pass (time) pleasantly.
  • v. To amuse or charm; delight. See Synonyms at charm.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To deceive or delude (using guile).
  • v. To charm, delight or captivate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
  • v. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil.
  • v. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To delude with guile; deceive; impose on by artifice or craft.
  • To elude or check by artifice or craft; foil.
  • To deprive of irksomeness or unpleasantness by diverting the mind; render unfelt; cause to pass insensibly and pleasantly; while away.
  • To transform as if by charm or guile; charm.
  • To entertain as with pastimes; amuse.
  • To beguile of, to deprive of by guile or pleasing artifice.
  • Synonyms Cheat, mislead, inveigle.
  • 3–5. Amuse, Divert, etc. (see amuse); cheer, solace.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. attract; cause to be enamored
  • v. influence by slyness
  • Verb Form
    beguiled    beguileed    beguiles    beguiling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cheat    rip off    chisel   
    Cross Reference
    deceive    cheat    divert   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    amuse    cheat    deceive    insnare    divert    delude    entertain    mislead    foil    shorten   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Argyll    Kyle    Marseille    Mikhail    Niall    Nile    Pyle    Theil    Weil    Weill   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    alluring    captivate    winsome    compel    persuasive    endear    catlike    evasive    flirtatious    lovable