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Word: Beguile
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘deceive, deprive of by fraud’): from be-‘thoroughly’ + obsolete guile ‘to deceive’ (see guile)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɪˈɡʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way
Short Definition:charm or enchant someone, often in deceptive way
Examples:- he beguiled the voters with his good looks
Definition:
help (time) pass pleasantly
Short Definition:help time pass pleasantly
Examples:- to beguile some of the time they went to the cinema
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