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Definitions for Beguile

[1] to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
[2] to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by of ): to be beguiled of money.
[3] to charm or divert: a multitude of attractions to beguile the tourist.
[4] to pass (time) pleasantly: beguiling the long afternoon with a good book.
[5] to charm; fascinate
[6] to delude; influence by slyness
[7] (often foll by of or out of ) to deprive (someone) of something by trickery; cheat (someone) of
[8] to pass pleasantly; while away

Words related to Beguile

mislead, deceive, entice, seduce, tickle, amuse, engross, entertain, wow, shave, scam, cheat, lure, dupe, exploit, have, manipulate, jockey, snow, take

Words nearby Beguile

begot, begotten, begrime, begrudge, begrudgery, beguile, beguiling, beguin, beguine, begum, begun

Origin of Beguile

First recorded in 1175–1225, beguile is from the Middle English word bigilen. See be-, guile

Other words from Beguile

be·guile·ment , noun
be·guil·er , noun
un·be·guiled , adjective
un·be·guil·ing , adjective

Synonyms for Beguile

deceive, entice, mislead, seduce, betray, bluff, burn, cheat, chisel, con, delude, dupe, exploit, gyp, have, hoodwink, jockey, juggle, lure, manipulate, play, rook, scam, shave, snow, stick, take, trick, double-cross, finesse, flimflam, impose on, play for a sucker, rope in, string along, suck in, take in