Beguile – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

The word of the day is ‘beguile’.

The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.

Yes, the past form of the word is beguiled.

It means:
1. Fool
2. Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.
3. Bewitch
4. Deceive.

1. Paganel tried to beguile the time with his stories, but it was a hopeless case.
2. He beguiled the voters with his good looks
3. In this way, we shall have a model of the whole, and with these and similar discourses we will beguile the way
4. You seem to intimate that I am going about the world trying to beguile every man I see.
5. Let Old Eaton have his way if thereby they might beguile him into paving theirs.

Some synonyms of today’s word are:
deceive, entice, mislead, seduce, betray, bluff, cheat, chisel, con, delude, dupe, exploit, hoodwink, juggle, lure, manipulate, rook, scam, trick, double-cross, flimflam, play for a sucker, rope in, take in, charm, enchant, win over, woo, captivate, bewitch, spellbind, dazzle, hypnotize, mesmerize, tempt, lure, entrap, inveigle, fool, take advantage of, sweet-talk, bamboozle, diddle, take for a ride etc.

turn off, be honest, disenchant, offer, repulse, repel, be straight with, unappealing