'Beguile' definitions:
Definition of 'beguile'
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Definition of 'Beguile'
From: GCIDE
- Beguile \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. [1913 Webster]
- The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii. 13. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. [1913 Webster]
- Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'beguile'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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