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   Beguile is a verb that means to deceive by cunning means, to attract or interest someone, or to while away time pleasantly. It comes from the Old French guile, meaning "to deceive, cheat". Beguilement is a noun that means the state of being beguiled or the person who beguiles. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and more.

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   Beguilement means to deceive, cheat, or charm someone by guile or deceit. It can also mean to distract, amuse, or pass time pleasantly. See examples, pronunciation, and related words.

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   What does Beguilement mean?

   • Hypernyms ("beguilement" is a kind of...): attractiveness(sexual allure) Derivation: beguile(attract; cause to be enamored) Sense 2 Meaning: An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations Classified under: Nouns denoting acts or actions Synonyms: beguilement; distraction

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   What does beguile mean?

   • Nowadays, you’re just as likely to hear beguile applied to someone who woos an audience with charisma, as to a wily trickster who hoodwinks others to get their way. deceive, mislead, delude, beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness.

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   What is beguile based on?

   • beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her. They were beguiled into thinking they'd heard the whole story. Almost everything in the quaint little town beguiles, from its architecture to its art to its people.

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   What is an example of a beguile?

   • A prime example is beguile, which first appeared in English around the 13th century with the meaning “to lead or draw by deception.” For the next several centuries, most of the senses of the verb had to do, in one manner or another, with deceiving.

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   Find 198 different ways to say BEGUILEMENT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBEGUILE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of beguile, a verb that means to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them. See how to use beguile in sentences, find synonyms, and explore related words and phrases.

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   magnetic personal charm. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › beguilementBEGUILEMENT Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words ...

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   Find 103 synonyms and antonyms of beguilement, a noun that means enticement, endearment, fascination, or captivation. Learn the difference between beguilement and related words such as charm, flattery, or bad-mouthing.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEGUILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of beguile, a verb that means to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them. See how to use it in sentences, find synonyms, and explore its translations in different languages.