beguile
Verb
Meaning
To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
To elude, or evade by craft; to foil.
To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.
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She captured all the men's hearts
And he'll attempt to beguile the beautiful singer rumored to be at the center of the whole felonious affair.
We enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl’s virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion.
You must understand that it is to no avail that people may beguile themselves with the illusion that whilst they are not at peace with the bishops of God, they may still worm their way in and surreptitiously hold communion with certain people.'
“The APC leaders, who are already troubled by the post President Buhari’s disastrous tenure in office, are planning to adopt a new name in order to beguile Nigerians once again.
Books and authors beguile Bergens.