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be·guile B0162600 (bĭ-gīl′)tr.v. be·guiled, be·guil·ing, be·guiles 1. To deceive by guile or charm: beguiled unwary investors.2. To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat: a disease that has beguiled me of strength.3. To distract the attention of; divert: "to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming" (Abraham Lincoln).4. To amuse or charm; delight or fascinate. See Synonyms at charm.5. To pass (time) pleasantly. [Middle English bigilen : bi-, be- + gilen, to deceive; see guile.] be·guile′ment n.be·guil′er n.be·guil′ing·ly adv.beguile (bɪˈɡaɪl) vb (tr) , -guiles, -guiling or -guiled1. to charm; fascinate2. to delude; influence by slyness3. (often foll by: of or out of) to deprive (someone) of something by trickery; cheat (someone) of4. to pass pleasantly; while away beˈguilement n beˈguiler nbe•guile (bɪˈgaɪl) v.t. -guiled, -guil•ing. 1. to influence by guile; mislead; delude. 2. to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usu. fol. by of): to be beguiled of money. 3. to charm or divert: attractions to beguile the tourist. 4. to pass (time) pleasantly. [1175–1225] be•guile′ment, n. be•guil′er, n. be•guil′ing•ly, adv. beguile Past participle: beguiled Gerund: beguiling
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I beguile | you beguile | he/she/it beguiles | we beguile | you beguile | they beguile |
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I beguiled | you beguiled | he/she/it beguiled | we beguiled | you beguiled | they beguiled |
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I am beguiling | you are beguiling | he/she/it is beguiling | we are beguiling | you are beguiling | they are beguiling |
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I have beguiled | you have beguiled | he/she/it has beguiled | we have beguiled | you have beguiled | they have beguiled |
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I was beguiling | you were beguiling | he/she/it was beguiling | we were beguiling | you were beguiling | they were beguiling |
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I had beguiled | you had beguiled | he/she/it had beguiled | we had beguiled | you had beguiled | they had beguiled |
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I will beguile | you will beguile | he/she/it will beguile | we will beguile | you will beguile | they will beguile |
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I will have beguiled | you will have beguiled | he/she/it will have beguiled | we will have beguiled | you will have beguiled | they will have beguiled |
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I will be beguiling | you will be beguiling | he/she/it will be beguiling | we will be beguiling | you will be beguiling | they will be beguiling |
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I have been beguiling | you have been beguiling | he/she/it has been beguiling | we have been beguiling | you have been beguiling | they have been beguiling |
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I will have been beguiling | you will have been beguiling | he/she/it will have been beguiling | we will have been beguiling | you will have been beguiling | they will have been beguiling |
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I had been beguiling | you had been beguiling | he/she/it had been beguiling | we had been beguiling | you had been beguiling | they had been beguiling |
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I would beguile | you would beguile | he/she/it would beguile | we would beguile | you would beguile | they would beguile |
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I would have beguiled | you would have beguiled | he/she/it would have beguiled | we would have beguiled | you would have beguiled | they would have beguiled | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | beguile - influence by slyness hoodwink, jugglecheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" | | 2. | beguile - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, becharm, enchant, capture, fascinate, catchhold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds" |
beguileverb1. charm, please, attract, delight, occupy, cheer, fascinate, entertain, absorb, entrance, win over, amuse, divert, distract, enchant, captivate, solace, allure, bewitch, mesmerize, engross, enrapture, tickle the fancy of His paintings beguiled the Prince of Wales.2. fool, trick, take in, cheat, con (informal), mislead, impose on, deceive, dupe, gull (archaic), delude, bamboozle, hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), befool He used his newspapers to beguile his readers. fool alarm, alert, enlighten, put rightbeguileverb1. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation:betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick.Informal: bamboozle, have.Slang: four-flush.Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride.2. To please greatly or irresistibly:bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, entrance, fascinate.Translationsbeguile (biˈgӕil) verb1. to occupy (time) pleasantly. He beguiled the time with gardening. 消磨 消磨2. to charm or amuse (a person). She beguiled the children with stories. 吸引,逗…開心 使高兴beˈguiling adjective charming. a beguiling smile. 迷人的 诱人的beˈguilingly adverb 迷人地 消遣性地 beguile
beguile (someone) into (doing something)To entice someone to do what one wants through some form of cunning, trickery, or charm. Oh, I am going to that gala, even if I have to beguile one of my co-workers into taking me. I can't believe that salesman beguiled us into buying such an overpriced appliance.See also: beguilebeguile (someone) out of (something)To swindle something from someone. That con man beguiled us out of thousands, I'm ashamed to say.See also: beguile, of, outbeguile (someone) with (something)To captivate someone with something. Peter beguiled the audience with the exciting tales of his world travels.See also: beguilebeguile someone into somethingto charm someone into doing something. You can't beguile me into stealing for you! I beguiled Tom into driving me to the airport.See also: beguilebeguile someone out of something 1. to charm someone out of doing something. I will try to beguile them out of doing it. He beguiled her out of leaving. 2. to charm something away from someone. She's trying to beguile the old man out of a substantial amount of his money. Max beguiled the old lady out of her rings.See also: beguile, of, outbeguile someone with somethingto charm or fascinate someone with something. She beguiled her date with tales of her luxurious lifestyle. He spent the evening beguiling her with stories of the Old West.See also: beguilebeguile Related to beguile: IcarusSynonyms for beguileverb charmSynonyms- charm
- please
- attract
- delight
- occupy
- cheer
- fascinate
- entertain
- absorb
- entrance
- win over
- amuse
- divert
- distract
- enchant
- captivate
- solace
- allure
- bewitch
- mesmerize
- engross
- enrapture
- tickle the fancy of
verb foolSynonyms- fool
- trick
- take in
- cheat
- con
- mislead
- impose on
- deceive
- dupe
- gull
- delude
- bamboozle
- hoodwink
- take for a ride
- befool
Antonyms- alarm
- alert
- enlighten
- put right
Synonyms for beguileverb to cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentationSynonyms- betray
- bluff
- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- hoodwink
- humbug
- mislead
- take in
- trick
- bamboozle
- have
- four-flush
verb to please greatly or irresistiblySynonyms- bewitch
- captivate
- charm
- enchant
- entrance
- fascinate
Synonyms for beguileverb influence by slynessSynonymsRelated Wordsverb attractSynonyms- bewitch
- captivate
- charm
- enamor
- enamour
- entrance
- trance
- becharm
- enchant
- capture
- fascinate
- catch
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