to beguile
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8.4
- verb
- /bɪˈɡaɪl/
- She managed to beguile him into believing her story was true.
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- And they know how to beguile people and move them and excite them with with their visions, and persuade them.
Examples
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It was to her that I'd returned at last, my hands in pockets full of earrings, and necklaces, and circlets for her delicate arms, souvenirs of strange lands to beguile and delight her.
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You tried to beguile me with love stories.
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Mr. Grace, would you beguile us again?
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No need to beguile the masses any longer.
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It is a book where men may read strange matters to beguile their time.
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I shall do what men and women, wizards and witches have done for ages to beguile the passing time: I will write.
Fiction book (1997) -
I found it curious how almost immediately and without the least effort, Steerforth managed to charm and beguile my Yarmouth friends.
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Has there ever been anyone you couldn't manipulate, beguile, or seduce?
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The sea beguiles him—its smell, its slow surge and seethe against the kelpy rocks.
Fiction book (1992) -
The magician used sleight of hand to beguile the audience with his tricks.
Synonyms
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1.9
Make people notice or want something
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3.5
To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want
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3.7
To get someone to do something by offering a reward or making false promises
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3.3
Try to make someone want to do something, often something wrong or unwise
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3.9
To make someone believe something that is not true to get an advantage
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3.0
To attract and hold someone's interest or affection
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2.2
To please people by being friendly and attractive
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4.6
To attract someone and make them want to be involved, sometimes by a trick
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4.9
To persuade someone to do something by offering something they want
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3.4
To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention
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4.5
Make someone feel very impressed and strongly attracted
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4.2
To attract and hold someone's full attention
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4.8
To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic
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7.2
To attract and charm someone as if by magic
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8.3
To trick someone by pretending you want to help them
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7.4
To make someone believe something that is not true
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6.0
To trick someone into doing something
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6.3
To fill someone with wonder and delight
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6.5
To attract someone by using charm
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7.0
To make someone feel love and admiration for a person or thing
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9.9
To gently persuade someone by praise or charm
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9.9
To use magic or nice words to make someone like and obey you
Antonyms
How Charming
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word beguile comes from adding be- to guile ('trick' or 'deceit'). So to beguile someone is to charm or attract them often in a way that misleads them.