Beguile synonyms
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To give a wrong impression or lead toward a wrong conclusion, especially by intentionally deceiving.
To turn (a person or thing) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another; deflect
To catch in or as in a trap
The definition of hoodwink is to trick or deceive someone.
To give great pleasure or joy:
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(Archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit.
deceive (related)
To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
tempt (related)
To tempt is to try to entice someone to do something, or to have an urge or desire to do something.
entertain (related)
To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
fascinate (related)
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone
To bluff is to pretend something that is not true.
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To be or become angry:
To mislead; fool:
To induce or try to induce to do something; (seek to) persuade by soothing words, an ingratiating manner, etc.; wheedle
In opposition or disagreement; against:
To avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude
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To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
To behave comically; clown.
To baffle or confuse.
To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.
insnare
Alternative spelling of ensnare.
To attract or entice, especially by wiles or temptation:
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To maneuver is defined as to move in a skillful manner or to complete a series of skillful moves or a carefully planned scheme.
To manage or control artfully or by shrewd use of influence, often in an unfair or fraudulent way
To persuade to do something disloyal, disobedient, etc.
To put together; fabricate or improvise:
while-away
To spend (time) idly but pleasantly
To make known unintentionally:
To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
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To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement.
To dupe is to trick or deceive someone.
To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
To confuse; bewilder.
(--- Informal) To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception:
(Stud Poker) To bluff when one holds four cards of the same suit (four flush) instead of the five in a true flush
To attract and delight irresistibly; enchant; fascinate; charm
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To attract and delight; entrance.
To put into a trance.
pull-the-wool-over-someone-s-eyes
take-for-a-ride
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honest (related)
(Obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
like (related)
(Scots) To be pleased.
To effect the capture of (a subatomic particle)
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To inspire with love; captivate:
To keep (more than two activities, for example) in motion or progress at one time:
ravish (related)
affright (related)
yeeld (related)
Find another word for beguile. In this page you can discover 62 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for beguile, like: trick, mislead, divert, entrap, delude, hoodwink, delight, amuse, captivate, deceive and tempt.