Bewile

//bɪˈwaɪl// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To delude; deceive; beguile. archaic, rare, transitive

    "He was utterly bewitched and bewiled by her beauty, and upon the following day an opportunity to prove his devotion occurred."

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"He was utterly bewitched and bewiled by her beauty, and upon the following day an opportunity to prove his devotion occurred."

Etymology

From Middle English biwilen, biwiȝelien (“to delude, deceive”), from Old English *bewīlian, *bewiġlian. Equivalent to be- + wile. Doublet of beguile.

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