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beguiling
(mass) | beguiling
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beguiling
(encz) | beguiling,okouzlující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
beguiling
(encz) | beguiling,svůdný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Beguiling
(gcide) | Beguile \Be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beguiled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Beguiling.]
1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or
impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
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The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii.
13.
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2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]
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When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak.
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3. 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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Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring.
--W. Irving.
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Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse;
divert; entertain.
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Beguiling
(gcide) | Beguiling \Be*guil"ing\, a.
Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. --
Be*guil"ing*ly, adv.
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beguiling
(wn) | beguiling
adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an
alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was
low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing
advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: alluring,
beguiling, enticing, tempting]
2: misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken
in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes" |
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Beguiling
(gcide) | Beguile \Be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beguiled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Beguiling.]
1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or
impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.
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The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii.
13.
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2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]
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When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak.
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3. 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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Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring.
--W. Irving.
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Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse;
divert; entertain.
[1913 Webster]Beguiling \Be*guil"ing\, a.
Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. --
Be*guil"ing*ly, adv.
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Beguilingly
(gcide) | Beguiling \Be*guil"ing\, a.
Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. --
Be*guil"ing*ly, adv.
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Unbeguiling
(gcide) | Unbeguile \Un`be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbeguiled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Unbeguiling.] [1st pref. un- + beguile.]
To set free from the influence of guile; to undeceive. "Then
unbeguile thyself." --Donne.
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