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- Dictionarybeguile/bɪˈɡʌɪl/
verb
- 1. charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way: "he beguiled the voters with his good looks" Similar Opposite
- 2. help (time) pass pleasantly: literary "to beguile some of the time they went to the cinema" Similar Opposite
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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 definition: 1. to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them : 2. to persuade…. Learn more.
to charm, attract, or interest, sometimes in order to deceive: I had to show I was not beguiled by his good looks.
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 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.
beguile somebody to attract or interest somebody. I was beguiled by her beauty. The tapestries continue to beguile all those who visit the cathedral.
Definitions of 'beguile'. 1. If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it. [...] 2. If someone beguiles you into doing something, they trick you into doing it. [...] More.
BEGUILE meaning: 1 : to trick or deceive (someone); 2 : to attract or interest someone often used as (be) beguiled.
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.
Aug 21, 2024 · beguile (third-person singular simple present beguiles, present participle beguiling, simple past and past participle beguiled) To deceive or delude (using guile).
