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[syn: beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beguile \Be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beguiled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Beguiling.]
1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or
impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
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The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii.
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2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]
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When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak.
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3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve
the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.
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Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring.
--W. Irving.
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Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse;
divert; entertain.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
beguiled \beguiled\ adj.
filled with wonder and delight.
Syn: captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
beguiled
adj 1: filled with wonder and delight [syn: beguiled,
captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled,
entranced]