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- DictionaryBe·guile/bəˈɡīl/
verb
- 1. charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way: "every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine"
- 2. help (time) pass pleasantly: literary "to beguile some of the time they went to the movie theater"
Jul 16, 2011 · 1. : hoodwink. beguiled her classmates into doing the work for her. 2. : to engage the interest of by or as if by guile. His seductive voice beguiled the audience. 3. : to lead by deception. beguiled into ambush. 4. : to while away especially by some agreeable occupation. also : divert sense 2.
Beguile means to mislead through trickery or flattery, or to deceive someone in order to swindle them out of something. Beguile can also mean to charm in a good way—you can be beguiled by an interesting person or a book that really captures your imagination, for example.
BEGUILE definition: 1. to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them : 2. to persuade…. Learn more.
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.
1. To deceive by guile or charm: beguiled unwary investors. 2. To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat: a disease that has beguiled me of strength. 3. To distract the attention of; divert: "to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming" (Abraham Lincoln). 4. To amuse or charm; delight or fascinate.
beguile somebody (into doing something) to trick somebody into doing something, especially by being nice to them. She beguiled them into believing her version of events.
verb. beguiles. To deceive by guile or charm. Beguiled unwary investors. American Heritage. To mislead by cheating or tricking; deceive. Webster's New World. To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat. A disease that has beguiled me of strength.
1. to charm; fascinate. 2. to delude; influence by slyness. 3. (often foll by of or out of) to deprive (someone) of something by trickery; cheat (someone) of. 4. to pass pleasantly; while away. Collins English Dictionary.
to attract someone very much, sometimes in order to deceive them: [ often passive ] I can see how people are beguiled by his charm. a beguiling smile. (Definition of beguile from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Synonyms for BEGUILE: fascinate, entice, enchant, delight, seduce, charm, captivate, tempt; Antonyms of BEGUILE: offend, revolt, repel, annoy, bore, weary, disgust, displease.
