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Webster 1913 Edition
Beguile
Be-guile′
,Verb.
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. Shakespeare
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Beguile
BEGUI'LE
,Verb.
T.
The serpent beguiled me and I did eat Gen.3.
1.
To elude by craft. When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage.
2.
To elude any thing disagreeable by amusement, or other means; to pass pleasingly; to amuse; as, to beguile the tedious day with sleep.