Antonyms for beguile

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bih-gahyl

Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈgaɪl

Definition of beguile

Origin : early 13c., from be- + guile (v.). Related: Beguiled; beguiling.

verb fool
verb charm

Example sentences :

Let Old Eaton have his way, if thereby they might beguile him into paving theirs.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

In this way we shall have a model of the whole; and with these and similar discourses we will beguile the way.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

All this has served to beguile my heart, and keep it in some degree occupied.
Extract from : « Journal of a Residence at Bagdad » by Anthony Groves

The Circassians also beguile the way on their journeys with riding songs.
Extract from : « Life of Schamyl » by John Milton Mackie

No party had been alluring enough to beguile her from her books.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School » by Jessie Graham Flower

And whither did the example of Dante beguile those who imitated him?
Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt

Three tiny girls were to be taught “old maid” to beguile the time.
Extract from : « The Children » by Alice Meynell

Paganel tried to beguile the time with his stories, but it was a hopeless case.
Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne

You seem to intimate that I am going about the world trying to beguile every man I see.
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

"'On such a night,'" she quotes, with a smile that might beguile a man's soul.
Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Synonyms for beguile

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