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Definition of Beguile
1. Verb. Influence by slyness.
Generic synonyms: Cheat, Chisel, Rip Off
Derivative terms: Beguiler, Jugglery
2. Verb. Attract; cause to be enamored. "The performance is likely to beguile Sue"; "She captured all the men's hearts"
Specialized synonyms: Hold, Work
Generic synonyms: Appeal, Attract
Derivative terms: Beguilement, Beguiler, Bewitchery, Captivation, Captivation, Captive, Catch, Charm, Charmer, Charmer, Enchantment, Entrancement, Fascination, Trance
Definition of Beguile
1. v. t. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
Definition of Beguile
1. Verb. (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile). ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To charm, delight or captivate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beguile
1. to deceive [v -GUILED, -GUILING, -GUILES] - See also: deceive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beguile
Literary usage of Beguile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God: Consisting of a Meditation for by William Mason (1803)
"Let no man beguile you," judge against you, ye-free born, heaven-born souls, ...
So they would beguile you to run uncertainly; as though your hopes were ..."
2. The Illustrated book of Scottish songs: from the sixteenth to the nineteenth (1854)
"THERE'S my thumb, I'll ne'er beguile you, Though the world should revile you;
Though the world should revile you, There's my thumb, I'll ne'er beguile you. ..."
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