beguile
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by of): to be beguiled of money.
to charm or divert: a multitude of attractions to beguile the tourist.
to pass (time) pleasantly: beguiling the long afternoon with a good book.
Origin of beguile
1Other words for beguile
Other words from beguile
- be·guile·ment, noun
- be·guil·er, noun
- un·be·guiled, adjective
- un·be·guil·ing, adjective
Words Nearby beguile
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How to use beguile in a sentence
Elicited by sunlight at dusk or dawn, and juxtaposed with more emphatic hues, shades of pink can beguile and tantalize.
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The flavors beguile the palate, at once salty and sweet, light and rich, savory and refreshing.
She played a young woman hired to beguile a man, a natural fit for the natural beauty.
At night, I sat a long time on the deck, listening to the sea songs with which the crew beguile the evening watch.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamAll day long I sully sheet after sheet of paper and beguile the tedious hours with the half-faded recollections of my childhood.
Marguerite | Anatole FranceSeeing her come back to life I gave her more flowers and sang to her, endeavouring to beguile her.
Marguerite | Anatole FranceHe replied, "Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels."
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John FoxeBeside the provisions lay the flute, whose notes had lately been called forth by the lonely watcher to beguile a tedious hour.
Far from the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy
British Dictionary definitions for beguile
/ (bɪˈɡaɪl) /
to charm; fascinate
to delude; influence by slyness
(often foll by of or out of) to deprive (someone) of something by trickery; cheat (someone) of
to pass pleasantly; while away
Derived forms of beguile
- beguilement, noun
- beguiler, noun
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