verb
beguile
Beguile (verb) means to trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
verb
1
To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
2
To attract and delight someone completely.
"I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles."
3
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."
— James George Frazer, The Golden Bough (1911)
"We beguiled the hours away."
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English begilen, begylen, equivalent to be- plus guile. Compare Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”). It is a doublet of bewile.
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What is the meaning of beguile?
"beguile" (verb) means to trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
What is another word for beguile?
Other words for "beguile" include charm, catch, entrance, becharm, hoodwink, enamour.
What is the opposite of beguile?
Opposites of "beguile" include enlighten, bore.
What are the different meanings of beguile?
"beguile" has 3 main meanings: 1. To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning; 2. To attract and delight someone completely; 3. To make time seem to go by fast through an enjoyable distraction.
