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Be·guile

/bəˈɡīl/

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- 1. charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way: "every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine" Similar charmattractenchantentrancewin overwoocaptivatebewitchspellbinddazzleblindhypnotizemesmerizeseducetemptlead onlureenticeensnareentrapdeceivemisleadtake intrickinveigledupefooldouble-crosshoodwinktake advantage ofinformal:tickle someone's fancyfloat someone's boatbutter upsweet-talksoft-soapbamboozlecondiddleshaftpull a fast one onput one over ontake for a ridestring alonglead up the garden pathpull the wool over someone's eyessuckersnookerpull a swifty onOpposite repelbe straight with
- ▪ trick (someone) into doing something: "they were beguiled into signing a peace treaty"
- 2. help (time) pass pleasantly: literary "to beguile some of the time they went to the movie theater" Similar entertainamusedelightpleaseoccupyabsorbengagedistractdivertinterestfascinateenthrallengrosspreoccupyhold the attention ofwhile awaypassspenduse uptake upkillwastefritterdissipateOpposite bore
Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘deceive, deprive of by fraud’): from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete guile ‘to deceive’ (see guile).
Derivatives
- 1. beguilement noun
- 2. beguiler noun
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What does beguiled mean?
"Beguiled" redirects here. For the act of convincing another to believe information that is not true, see deception. The Beguiled ( 1971) is a drama film directed by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page.

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Should we be so easily beguiled?
We should not be so easily beguiled. The reader is beguiled with descriptions of the joy of flies, shrimps and young fish, the latter being 'so happy that they know not what to do with themselves'. She was an angel beguiled. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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What is a synonym for beguile?
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary gives as synonyms for the English word "beguile" the words "charm" and "enchant", but I don't think that the underlying Hebrew (or, in the case of the Septuagint, Greek) carry these same synonyms along. By 'beguiled' I would say 'charmed'or 'mesmerized'; unable to look away. She listened intently.

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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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Beguile means to deceive by cunning or charm, or to interest or amuse by guile. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of this verb from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Beguile means to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them. Learn how to use this literary verb in different contexts, see translations, and find synonyms and related words.
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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude. Synonyms: cheat, deceive. 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. Synonyms: entertain, amuse. to pass (time) pleasantly:
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Beguile means to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them. Learn how to use this literary verb in different contexts, see synonyms and translations, and explore related words and phrases.
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To beguile is to entertain and convince by flattery. 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.
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