verb [VN] (formal)
1 ~ sb (into doing sth) to trick sb into doing sth, especially by being nice to them:
She beguiled them into believing her version of events.
2 to attract or interest sb:
He was beguiled by her beauty. * The tapestries continue to beguile all those who visit the cathedral.
3 to make time pass pleasantly by doing sth enjoyable:
They sang songs to beguile the long winter evenings.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for beguile is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does beguile appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — beguile appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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