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Verb: beguile  bi'gIl
  1. Influence by slyness
    - juggle, hoodwink
     
  2. Attract; cause to be enamoured
    "She beguiled all the men's hearts"
    - capture, enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance, catch, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], captivate, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

Derived forms: beguiling, beguiles, beguiled

See also: beguilement, beguiler

Type of: appeal, attract, cheat, chisel, rip off

Encyclopedia: Beguile

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