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 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.
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 beguiled
      adj : filled with wonder and delight [syn: captivated, charmed,
             delighted, enthralled, entranced]