BEGUILE

capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

(verb) attract; cause to be enamored; “She captured all the men’s hearts”

juggle, beguile, hoodwink

(verb) influence by slyness

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

beguile (third-person singular simple present beguiles, present participle beguiling, simple past and past participle beguiled)

(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).

(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.

(transitive) To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.

Source: Wiktionary

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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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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