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Synonyms of beguile in English:

beguile


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verb

1‘he'll beguile you with his famous smile’

SYNONYMS
charm, attract, enchant, entrance, win over, woo, captivate, bewitch, spellbind, dazzle, blind, hypnotize, mesmerize, seduce, tempt, lead on, lure, entice, ensnare, entrap
deceive, mislead, take in, trick, inveigle, dupe, fool, double-cross, hoodwink, take advantage of
informal tickle someone's fancy, float someone's boat, butter up, sweet-talk, soft-soap, bamboozle, con, diddle, shaft, pull a fast one on, put one over on, take for a ride, string along, lead up the garden path, pull the wool over someone's eyes
North American informal sucker, snooker
Australian, New Zealand pull a swifty on
ANTONYMS

repel, be straight with

2‘the television programme has been beguiling children for years’

SYNONYMS
entertain, amuse, delight, please, occupy, absorb, engage, distract, divert, interest, fascinate, enthral, engross, preoccupy, hold the attention of
ANTONYMS

bore

3‘to beguile some of the time they went to the cinema’

SYNONYMS
while away, pass, spend, use up, take up
kill, waste, fritter, dissipate