Beguile

/bɪˈɡaɪl/

Synonyms for "beguile" (205 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Verb(11 words)

bewitch captivate charm enchant fascinate hoodwink allure becharm cajoled capture catch

allure amuse appeal attract bamboozle beat becharmbeguile ofbetray bewitch bilk bitch blandish bluffbreak upbunco bunk burn cajolecall away

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captivatecarry awaycast a spellcharm cheatcheat onchisel chouse

Noun(1 words)

bedazzling

Adjective(1 words)

bewitching

Strong matches (62)

chouse out ofcircumvent coax cogcog the dicecon conjure convulse cozen crib cross dazzle deceive defraud delight deludedeprive ofdetractdetract attentiondiddle

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distract divertdivert the minddo indo out ofdouble crossdouble-cross dupe enchant engage engross enliven enrapture enravish entertain enthrall entice entrance euchre exhilarate exploit fascinate finagle finesse flam flatter fleece fleet flimflam fob foist fool forestall four-flush fracturefracture onefudge

Verb(5 words)

deceive enamor enamour enthrall entrance

Related words (102)

gammonget aroundgouge gull gyp have hoax hocus hocus-pocus hoodwink hornswaggle humbug hypnotize infatuate intrigue jockey juggle killknock deadlead

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let downlieloosen uplure maneuver manipulate mesmerize mislead mock mulct occupy outmaneuver outreach outsmart outwit overreachpack the dealpigeon playplay one falsepractice fraud uponpresuppositionpull a fast oneput something overraise a laughraise a smilerecreate refresh regale relax rook scam screw seduce sellsell gold brickssell outshave shortchange slay snow solace spell spellbind splitstack the cardsstick stingstring alongsuck inswindletake a divetake inthimblerigthrow a fighttickle titillate transport trap tricktwo timetwo-time vamp victimize while wile witch wow

Verb(10 words)

inveigle juggle mislead seduces spellbind trance trick wheedles wiled wiling

Noun(4 words)

inveigling tempting tricks wiles

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

12 entries

appeal attract captivation cheat chisel deception enchantment influence manipulation persuasionrip offtrickery

More specific

7 entries

bewitch con dupe enthrall fascinate spellbind swindle

Collocations

6 entries

audience crowd listeners readers students viewers

Inflections

3 entries

beguiled beguiles beguiling

Derivations

4 entries

beguiler beguiling beguilingly beguilment

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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As is the wont of seamen, to beguile their toil one of them sang a song, in the chorus of which the others joined at intervals.

Source: tatoeba (6213129)

But crafty Cytherea planned meanwhile / new arts, new schemes: that Cupid should conspire, / in likeness of Ascanius, to beguile / the queen with gifts, and kindle fierce desire, / and turn the marrow of her bones to fire.

Source: tatoeba (6798474)

See, to beguile the old folks, how the young folks lay their heads together!

Source: tatoeba (10298637)

He can beguile you with his manners.

Source: tatoeba (11572491)

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