tr.v., -guiled, -guil·ing, -guiles.

1. To deceive by guile; delude. See synonyms at deceive.
2. To take away from by or as if by guile; 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 pass (time) pleasantly.
5. To amuse or charm; delight. See synonyms at charm.

[Middle English bigilen : bi-, be- + gilen, to deceive; see guile.]

beguilement be·guile'ment n.
beguiler be·guil'er n.
beguilingly be·guil'ing·ly adv.

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verb

1. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick. Informal bamboozle, have. Slang four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest/dishonest.
2. To please greatly or irresistibly: bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, entrance, fascinate. See like/dislike.

v

Definition: charm; deceive
Antonyms: repel; be straight with

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IN BRIEF: To draw notice or interest by charm.

We watched the outgoing child quickly beguile the visitors with her smile.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - charmere, more

idioms:

• beguile into    forlede, lokke, narre

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedriegen, bekoren

Français (French)
v. tr. - tromper, duper, charmer, captiver, séduire

idioms:

• beguile into    amener/entraîner par supercherie

Deutsch (German)
v. - verführen, betrügen, bezaubern

idioms:

• beguile into    verleiten zu

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαπατώ, αποπλανώ, δελεάζω, σαγηνεύω, αφαιρώ δόλια

idioms:

• beguile into    αποπλανώ, ξεγελώ

Italiano (Italian)
ingannare, affascinare

idioms:

• beguile into    illudere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - encantar, passar o tempo

idioms:

• beguile into    enganar

Русский (Russian)
обманывать, завлекать, очаровывать

idioms:

• beguile into    вовлечь во что-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - engañar, estafar, seducir

idioms:

• beguile into    inducir a alguien a hacer algo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lura, narra, roa, tjusa

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
诱骗, 诱惑

idioms:

• beguile into    欺骗..., 诱骗...

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誘騙, 誘惑

idioms:

• beguile into    欺騙..., 誘騙...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 헛갈리게 하다, ~에게서 사취하다, ~을 기쁘게 하다

idioms:

• beguile into    속여서 ~하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - だます, だまして…させる, 楽しく過ごす, 紛らす, 楽しませる, 慰める

idioms:

• beguile into    だます惑わす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أغوى, أغرى, خدع, فتن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיתה, הקסים, רימה, בידר, בילה‬

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