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.