beguile

[US]/bɪ'gaɪl/
[UK]/bɪ'ɡaɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. charm, enchant, deceive; cheat or trick someone into doing something

Phrases & Collocations

beguiling smile

beguile with charm

beguile the senses

beguiling appearance

Example Sentences

to beguile some of the time they went to the cinema.

beguile him (out)of his money

Beguile sb. into doing sth.

they were beguiled into signing a peace treaty.

He beguiled me into signing this contract.

Our travel was beguiled with pleasant talk.

We beguiled the children with fairy tales.

He beguiled us with songs.

Her ways beguiled him.

a disease that has beguiled me of strength.

They are playing cards to beguile the time.

Nothing can beguile the old man.

he beguiled the voters with his good looks.

delicacies that beguile even the most discerning gourmet;

Games are usually used to beguile small children.

They beguiled unwary investors with tales of overnight fortunes. To

The teacher used to beguile her pupils with fairy tales.

Real-world Examples

He was beguiled into giving them large sums of money.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Ever-better results during his tenure beguiled investors and sent the share price soaring.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

As a teenager she beguiled the director Mauritz Stiller, who helped make her famous.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The beguiling fantasy vistas in a Ghibli film are never that far from our own.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

This nefarious and paranoid way of thinking seems naturally beguiling to the human brain.

Source: Charming history

Sweet moans, sweeter smiles, all the dovelike moans beguiles.

Source: The Song of Innocence and Experience

Still are you beguiled with visions of salvation?

Source: Monk (Part 2)

In Kiki's Delivery Service, we're just as beguiled by the young witch's otherworldly powers as we are by the alchemy of baking.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

Then the boy and girl beguiled themselves with words of half-parting only.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

'Fool'd and beguiled: by him thou, I by thee! '

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 2)

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