be|guil´er

be|guil´er
be|guile «bih GYL», transitive verb, -guiled, -guil|ing.
1. to trick or mislead (a person); deceive; cheat: »

His flattery beguiled me into thinking he was my friend.

SYNONYM(S): delude.
2. to take away from deceitfully or cunningly. »

Let no man beguile you of your reward (Colossians 2:18).

3. to win the attention of; entertain; amuse: »

The old sailor beguiled the boys with stories about his life at sea.

SYNONYM(S): divert.
4. to while away (time) pleasantly: »

He read a book to beguile the hours on the long airplane trip.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under while. (Cf.while)
be|guile´ment, noun.
be|guil´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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