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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 be·guile /bɪˈgaɪ(ə)l/
 (v.)騙,欺騙,哄,哄騙

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
    The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.   --Gen. iii. 13.
 2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]
    When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage.   --Shak.
 3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.
    Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring.   --W. Irving.
 Syn: -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 beguile
      v 1: influence by slyness [syn: juggle, hoodwink]
      2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
         hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm,
          enamor, captivate, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance,
          enchant]