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Definition of Wile
1. Noun. The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Specialized synonyms: Dupery, Fraud, Fraudulence, Hoax, Humbug, Put-on, Jugglery
Derivative terms: Chicane, Chicane, Trick, Wily
Definition of Wile
1. n. A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.
2. v. t. To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
3. n. A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.
4. v. t. To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
Definition of Wile
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English) ¹
2. Proper noun. (rare) (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹
3. Noun. (usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice ¹
4. Verb. To entice or lure ¹
5. Verb. (alternative spelling of while), "to pass the time". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Wile
1. to entice [v WILED, WILING, WILES] - See also: entice
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