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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. The serpent beguiled me and I did eat. --Gen. iii. 13. 2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.] When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak. 3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of to while away to divert. Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. --W. Irving. Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beguiled adj : filled with wonder and delight [syn: {captivated}, {charmed}, {delighted}, {enthralled}, {entranced}]
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