Unbeguile

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To set (someone) free from the influence of guile; to undeceive. transitive

    "Then unbeguile thy ſelfe, and know with mee, / That Angels, though on earth employd they bee, / Are ſtill in heav'n, ſo is hee ſtill at home / That doth, abroad, to honeſt actions come."

Example

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"Then unbeguile thy ſelfe, and know with mee, / That Angels, though on earth employd they bee, / Are ſtill in heav'n, ſo is hee ſtill at home / That doth, abroad, to honeſt actions come."

Etymology

From un- + beguile.

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