All beguile synonyms
beΒ·guile
B b verb beguile
- charm β Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- seduce β to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- tickle β to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- amuse β If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
- wow β to gain an enthusiastic response from; thrill.
- shave β to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
- scam β a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- lure β anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- dupe β duplicate.
- have β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- manipulate β to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- jockey β a person who rides horses professionally in races.
- snow β Sir Charles Percy (C. P. Snow) 1905β80, English novelist and scientist.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- juggle β to keep (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.
- betray β If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- burn β If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- stick β a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- bluff β A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- gyp β a male college servant, as at Cambridge and Durham.
- hoodwink β to deceive or trick.
- delude β If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- rook β one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle.
- chisel β A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- solace β comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- slay β to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- send β to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- delight β Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- occupy β to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- distract β to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- vamp β a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
- divert β to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- attract β If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
- double-cross β to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- finesse β extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
- flimflam β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- string along β a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- take in β the act of taking.
- impose on β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- rope in β a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- suck in β to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
- knock out β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- turn on β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.