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beguile
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be·guile  (b-gl)
tr.v. be·guiled, be·guil·ing, be·guiles
1. To deceive by guile; delude. See Synonyms at deceive.
2. To take away from by or as if by guile; cheat: a disease that has beguiled me of strength.
3. To distract the attention of; divert: "to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming" (Abraham Lincoln).
4. To pass (time) pleasantly.
5. To amuse or charm; delight. See Synonyms at charm.

[Middle English bigilen : bi-, be- + gilen, to deceive; see guile.]

be·guilement n.
be·guiler n.
be·guiling·ly adv.

beguile [bɪˈgaɪl]
vb -guiles, -guiling, -guiled (tr)
1. to charm; fascinate
2. to delude; influence by slyness
3. (often foll by of or out of) to deprive (someone) of something by trickery; cheat (someone) of
4. to pass pleasantly; while away
beguilement  n
beguiler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.beguile - influence by slyness
cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
2.beguilebeguile - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
hold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"
attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"

beguile
verb
1. charm, please, attract, delight, occupy, cheer, fascinate, entertain, absorb, entrance, win over, amuse, divert, distract, enchant, captivate, solace, allure, bewitch, mesmerize, engross, enrapture, tickle the fancy of His paintings beguiled the Prince of Wales.
2. fool, trick, take in, cheat, con (informal), mislead, impose on, deceive, dupe, gull (archaic), delude, bamboozle, hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), befool He used his newspapers to beguile his readers.
fool alarm, alert, enlighten, put right
Translations
beguile [bɪˈgaɪl] VT
1. (= deceive) to beguile sb into doing sthengatusar a algn para que haga algo
2. (= enchant) → seducir, cautivar
3. (liter) (= pass) [+ time] → pasar(de manera entretenida)

beguile [bɪˈgaɪl] vt (= enchant) → captiver
to beguile sb into doing sth → enjôler qn pour qu'il fasse qch

beguile
vt
(= deceive)betören (geh); to beguile somebody into doing somethingjdn dazu verführen, etw zu tun
(= charm) personbetören; (liter) timesich (dat)angenehm vertreiben

beguile [bɪˈgaɪl] vt (enchant) → incantare
beguile [bɪˈgaɪl] vt (enchant) → incantare

beguile
v beguile [biˈgӕil]
1 to occupy (time) pleasantly He beguiled the time with gardening. die tyd verdryf يَتَسَلّى، يُشْغِلُ وَقْتَـهُفي прекарвам си времето приятно krátit si (čas) fordrive sich die Zeit vertreiben περνώ ευχάριστα την ώρα μου pasar el tiempo de uno (mi, tu, su,...)+ verbo en gerundio, dedicar el tiempo a veetma خود را سرگرم کردن؛ خوش گذرانی کردن nauttia tromper לְבָדֵר मनोरंजन करना provoditi vrijeme kellemesen eltölt mengisi waktu drepa tímann, stytta sér stundir ingannare, passare まぎらわす 즐겁게 보내다 maloniai leisti laiką pavadīt/ kavēt laiku mengisi masa lapang verdrijven fordrive, korte ned mile spędzać czas passar a face să treacă коротать время krátiť si preganjati (čas) prijatno provesti vreme roa sig med, fördriva tiden med ฆ่าเวลาอย่างเพลิดเพลิน zamanı hoşça geçirmek 消磨 коротати час تفریح کرنا làm tiêu khiển
2 to charm or amuse (a person) She beguiled the children with stories. bekoor يُلْهي(الأوْلاد) очаровам okouzlit lokke betören διασκεδάζω, γοητεύω κπ. cautivar; entretener lõbustama مسحور کردن؛ سرگرم کردن lumota amuser לְהַקְסִים खुश करना zabavljati elámít menyenangkan skemmta distrarre, divertire 楽しませる 즐겁게 하다 žavėti, linksminti valdzināt; apburt menghiburkan bekoren lokke, forlede; fordrive tida for oczarować entreter a amuza развлекать baviť zabavati opčiniti roa, tjusa ทำให้เพลิดเพลิน eğlendirmek, oyalamak 吸引,逗…開心 забавляти; розважати محظوظ کرنا lôi cuốn 使
adj beˈguiling
charming a beguiling smile. bekoorlik ساحِر، فَتّان очарователен okouzlující forførende betörend γοητευτικός encantadora, embelesadora veetlev افسونگر؛ مسحور کننده lumoava enjôleur מַקְסִים मोहक šarmantan elámító mempesona heillandi; tælandi allettante, seducente 感じのよい 기분을 좋게 하는 žavus, kerintis valdzinošs; apburošs menawan bekoorlijk lokkende, forførende czarujący encantador seducător чарующий okúzľujúci očarljiv omamljujući charmerande ซึ่งตบตาหรือล่อลวง sevimli, hoş 迷人的 привабливий پرکشش hấp dẫn 丽的
adv beˈguilingly
bekoorlik بِصورَةِ ساحِرَةٍ очарователно svůdně, kouzelně lokkende; forførende betörend δελεαστικά con encanto veetlevalt بطور گمراه کننده lumoavasti d'une manière séduisante בְצוּרָה מַקסִימָה मोहकतापूर्वक šarmantno ámítóan sifat mempesona á tælandi hátt in maniera seducente 感じよく 심심풀이의 žaviai valdzinoši; apburoši dengan menawan bekoorlijk lokkende, forførende czarująco com encanto seducător чарующе zvodne zapeljivo omamljivo charmerande อย่างหลอกลวง eğlendirerek, oyalıyarak 迷人地 привабливо پر کشش طور پر một cách hấp dẫn


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