beguile
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beguile
- /bɪˈɡaɪl/
Rhymes with -aɪl
Where it comes from
From Middle English begilen, begylen; equivalent to be- + guile. Compare Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”). Doublet of bewile.
verb beguiles · beguiling · beguiled · begyle · bigyle
- To deceive or delude (using guile). And as wililye as thoſe ſhrewes that beguyle hym haue holpe hym to inuolue and intryke the matter: I ſhall vſe ſo playn and open a way therin, that euery man ſhall well ſee the trouth.
- To charm, delight or captivate. 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
- To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion. We beguiled the hours away.
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verb to deceive or delude (using guile)
| Español | engañar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 欺騙 /欺骗 qīpiàn, 欺瞞 /欺瞒 qīmán |
| Português | enganar |
| Français | duper, tromper, induire en erreur |
| Deutsch | irreleiten, irreführen, in die Irre führen |
| Italiano | ingannare, turlupinare |
| Ελληνικά | παραπλανώ paraplanó, εξαπατώ exapató |
| Română | înșela, ademeni, amăgi |
| Русский | обма́нывать obmányvatʹ, обману́ть obmanútʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | dụ dỗ |
verb to charm, delight, or captivate
| Español | cautivar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 迷人 mírén |
| Português | entreter, distrair, encantar |
| Français | exalter, emporter, ravir |
| Deutsch | betören, verführen |
| Italiano | incantare, distogliere, sedurre, adulare, lusingare |
| Ελληνικά | διασκεδάζω diaskedázo |
| Română | încânta, captiva, fermeca |
| Русский | очаро́вывать očaróvyvatʹ, очарова́ть očarovátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mê hoặc |
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