What is another word for beguiles?

Pronunciation: [bɪɡˈa͡ɪlz] (IPA)

Beguile is a versatile word that has several synonyms that can be used to convey its meaning. Some of the most common synonyms for beguile include mesmerize, charm, attract, lure, fascinate, captivate and enchant. All of these words suggest the idea of being taken in or seduced by someone or something. When you are beguiled, you are essentially entranced by a person, an idea, or an experience, and you become completely absorbed in it. So whether you are talking about a person who beguiles you with their charm, or an idea that beguiles you with its complexity, there are plenty of synonyms available to help you express the sentiment in your writing!

What are the hypernyms for Beguiles?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Beguiles

The Tyrant's Fierceness he beguiles.
"An Essay on Criticism"
John Oldmixon
And there were the alternations of hope, the physicians consulted when at first she believed everything, to doubt, later, all the remedies with which their pity beguiles anxiety, at last the resigned almost certainty: "And, nevertheless, I am going to die."
"Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood)"
Marie Bashkirtseff
And oh, sleep not in ways of sin, For dangers lurk with serpent wiles; And false security within, Each unsuspecting mind beguiles.
"The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales In Verse Together With Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects"
Thomas Cowherd

Famous quotes with Beguiles

  • The history of a soldier's wound beguiles the pain of it.
    Laurence Sterne
  • Joy from truth's own glass of fire Sweetly on the searcher smiles; Lest on virtue's steeps he tire, Joy the tedious path beguiles. High on faith's bright hill before us, See her banner proudly wave! Joy, too, swells the angels' chorus,— Bursts the bondage of the grave!
    Friedrich Schiller

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