Beguiled

Beguiled
Beguile Be*guile", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beguiling}.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [1913 Webster]

The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii. 13. [1913 Webster]

2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. [1913 Webster]

Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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