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Verb: beguile  bi'gI(-u)l
  1. Cause rapt attraction or admiration; attract love
    "She beguiled all the men's hearts";
    - capture, enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance, catch, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], captivate, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
     
  2. Influence by slyness
    - juggle, hoodwink

Derived forms: beguiled, beguiles, beguiling

Type of: appeal, attract, cheat, chisel [informal], rip off [informal]

Encyclopedia: Beguile

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