01 v. t. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
imp. & p. p.
Beguiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Beguiling
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1.
To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.“The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” — Gen. iii. 13.
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To elude, or evade by craft; to foil.[Obs.]“When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage.” — Shak.
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To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.“Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring.” — W. Irving.