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lusingare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
  • flatter verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.
  • tantalize verb To tease (someone) by offering or showing them something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied.

Senses

lusingare is used for these senses in English:

  • beguile (transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
  • flatter To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
  • tantalize To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.

beguile — full definition

  1. verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
  2. verb To charm, delight or captivate.
  3. verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.

flatter — full definition

  1. verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.
  2. verb To make someone or something look better than usual.

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