单词 | beguile |
释义 | beguile/bɪˈɡʌɪl /verb [with object] 1Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way: he beguiled the voters with his good looks...
Synonyms charm, attract, enchant, entrance, win over, woo, captivate, bewitch, spellbind, dazzle, blind, hypnotize, mesmerize, seduce, tempt, lead on, lure, entice, ensnare, entrap; deceive, mislead, take in, trick, inveigle, dupe, fool, double-cross, hoodwink, take advantage of informal tickle someone's fancy, float someone's boat, butter up, sweet-talk, soft-soap, bamboozle, con, diddle, shaft, pull a fast one on, put one over on, take for a ride, string along, lead up the garden path, pull the wool over someone's eyes North American informal sucker, snooker Australian/New Zealand pull a swifty on charming, attractive, appealing, pleasing, pleasant, lovely, delightful, enchanting, entrancing, charismatic, captivating, bewitching, spellbinding, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, magnetic, alluring, enticing, tempting, inviting, seductive, irresistible informal dreamy, heavenly, gorgeous, come-hither 1.1Trick (someone) into doing something: they were beguiled into signing a peace treaty...
2 literary Help (time) pass pleasantly: to beguile some of the time they went to the cinema...
Synonyms entertain, amuse, delight, please, occupy, absorb, engage, distract, divert, interest, fascinate, enthral, engross, preoccupy, hold the attention of while away, pass, spend, use up, take up; kill, waste, fritter, dissipate Derivativesbeguilement
beguiler
OriginMiddle English (in the sense 'deceive, deprive of by fraud'): from be- 'thoroughly' + obsolete guile 'to deceive' (see guile). Rhymes |
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