beguilement

Definition of Beguilement in English :

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Noun

1. animal magnetism, beguilement, bewitchery

magnetic personal charm

2. beguilement, distraction

an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

distraction

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Beguilement

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verb -guiles, -guiling or -guiled (transitive)

1.

to charm; fascinate

2.

to delude; influence by slyness

3. (often foll by of or out of)

to deprive (someone) of something by trickery; cheat (someone) of

4.

to pass pleasantly; while away

Beguilement

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verb transitiveWord forms: beˈguiled or beˈguiling

1.

to mislead by cheating or tricking; deceive

2.

to deprive (someone) of or out of something by deceit; cheat

he was beguiled of his money

3.

to pass (time) pleasantly; while away

she beguiled her days with reading

4.

to charm or delight

Beguilement

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tr.v. be·guiled, be·guil·ing, be·guiles

1. To deceive by guile or charm: beguiled unwary investors.

2. To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat: a disease that has beguiled me of strength.

3. To distract the attention of; divert: "to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming" (Abraham Lincoln).

4. To amuse or charm; delight or fascinate. See Synonyms at charm.

5. To pass (time) pleasantly.

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