beguiled; beguiling
Definition of beguile
1 : hoodwink beguiled her classmates into doing the work for her
2 : to engage the interest of by or as if by guile His seductive voice beguiled the audience.
3 : to lead by deception
beguiled into ambush
4 : to while away especially by some agreeable occupation also : divert sense 2 The seven poems were written to beguile the tedium of a sea voyage. — Vernon Louis Parrington
: to deceive by wiles had intended to beguile
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The first known use of beguile was in the 13th century
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