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beguile in Latin

beguile in Latin is decipio — beguile means to trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.

beguile in Latin

decipio
verb
(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).

What does "beguile" mean?

  1. verb To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
  2. verb To attract and delight someone completely.
    "I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles."
  3. verb To make time seem to go by fast through an enjoyable distraction.
    "They beguile the tedium of this enforced leisure by weaving baskets and playing on certain sacred flutes."
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beguile in a sentence

  • I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles.
  • They beguile the tedium of this enforced leisure by weaving baskets and playing on certain sacred flutes.
  • We beguiled the hours away.

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What is "beguile" in Latin?
"beguile" in Latin is decipio. beguile means: To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
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