beguile Definition

beguile
verb beguiled, beguiling

1. To charm or captivate.

Example: Her voice beguiled me
Thesaurus: entertain, charm, delight, amuse, divert, engross.
2. To cheat, trick or deceive them into or out of it.

Thesaurus: deceive, trick, cheat, mislead, delude, hoodwink, cozen.
Form: beguile someone into something (sometimes)
Form: beguile someone out of something
3. To spend (time, etc) pleasantly.

Example: beguile away the hours
Form: beguile away something (usually)

Derivative: beguilement
noun

Derivative: beguiling
adj

Deceptively charming or amusing.
Thesaurus: alluring, bewitching, captivating, enchanting, charming, appealing, winning, enticing, intriguing; Antonym: offensive, repulsive.

Derivative: beguilingly
adverb

Etymology: 13c: from obsolete verb guile to deceive.