beguile
Meaning of beguile
verb
- charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.
he beguiled the voters with his good looks
- help (time) pass pleasantly.
to beguile some of the time they went to the cinema
Middle English (in the sense ‘deceive, deprive of by fraud’): from be- ‘thoroughly’ + obsolete guile ‘to deceive’ (see guile).
Information about beguile
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of beguile is: beguiles.
- Languages in which beguile is used:
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Hyphenation of beguile
be-guile
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- beguile is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
beguile synonyms
Meaning juggle:
Meaning capture:
capture, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
Meaning cause (someone) to have a liking for or interest in something:
Meaning seek the favour, support, or custom of:
Meaning hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate:
Meaning (of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily:
Meaning cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily:
Meaning capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate:
Meaning capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix:
Meaning entice (someone) to do or believe something inadvisable or foolhardy:
Meaning entice or try to entice (someone) to do something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise:
Meaning tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward:
Meaning attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage:
Meaning catch in or as in a trap:
Meaning deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain:
Meaning cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression:
Meaning cunningly deceive or outwit:
Meaning persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery:
Meaning deceive; trick:
Meaning trick or deceive (someone); dupe:
Meaning cheat or fool:
Meaning persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them:
Meaning cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something:
Meaning (of light) shine in beams:
Meaning fool or trick (someone):
Meaning subject (oneself or one's opponent) to a snooker:
Meaning very pleasant or attractive:
Meaning pleasing or appealing to the senses:
Meaning attractive or interesting:
Meaning satisfying or appealing:
Meaning giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment:
Meaning very beautiful or attractive:
Meaning causing delight; charming:
Meaning delightfully charming or attractive:
Meaning capable of attracting and holding interest; charming:
Meaning exercising a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others:
Meaning enchanting or delightful:
Meaning holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating:
Meaning capturing one's complete attention as if by magic:
Meaning exhibiting or relating to magnetism:
Meaning powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive:
Meaning attractive or tempting; alluring:
Meaning appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or unwise:
Meaning offering the promise of an attractive or enjoyable experience:
Meaning tempting and attractive; enticing:
Meaning too attractive and tempting to be resisted:
Meaning having a magical or pleasantly unreal quality; dreamlike:
Meaning of heaven; divine:
Meaning beautiful; very attractive:
Meaning provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment:
Meaning cause (someone) to find something funny:
Meaning please (someone) greatly:
Meaning cause to feel happy and satisfied:
Meaning fill or preoccupy (the mind):
Meaning take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action:
Meaning occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention):
Meaning prevent (someone) from concentrating on something:
Meaning entertain or amuse:
Meaning excite the curiosity or attention of (someone):
Meaning capture the fascinated attention of:
Meaning absorb all the attention or interest of:
Meaning (of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts:
Meaning spend or use up (a period of time):
Meaning give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something:
Meaning pass (time, or a specified amount of it), typically while waiting for a particular event:
Meaning use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose:
Meaning waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters:
Meaning (with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear:
beguile antonyms
Meaning drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away:
Meaning not inviting or attractive:
Meaning make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging:
Translation of beguile
- French: amuser
- German: betören
- Portuguese: entreter
- Spanish: cautivar, entretener, conquistar, encantar, embrujar, fascinar, enamorar
- Italian: affascinare, conquistare, incantare, ammaliare, innamorare, sedurre, stregare
Words that rhyme with beguile
recuile, guile, rebeguile, tanguile, unbeguile, enhuile, huile
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