beguile Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb influence by slyness
    juggle; hoodwink.
  2. verb attract; cause to be enamored
    capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
    • She captured all the men's hearts

WordNet

Be*guile" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Beguiled present participle & verbal noun Beguiling
Definitions
  1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
    The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.
  2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. Obs.
    When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak.
  3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.
    Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving.
    Syn. -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain.

Webster 1913