-beguile-

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain. [ 1913 Webster ]