"beguile" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈɡaɪl/ Audio: en-GB-beguile.ogg [UK] Forms: beguiles [present, singular, third-person], beguiling [participle, present], beguiled [participle, past], beguiled [past]
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: From Middle English begilen, begylen; equivalent to be- + guile. Compare Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”). Doublet of bewile. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|begilen}} Middle English begilen, {{m|enm|begylen}} begylen, {{prefix|en|be|guile}} be- + guile, {{cog|dum|begilen||to beguile}} Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”), {{doublet|en|bewile}} Doublet of bewile Head templates: {{en-verb}} beguile (third-person singular simple present beguiles, present participle beguiling, simple past and past participle beguiled)
  1. (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile). Tags: transitive Translations (to deceive or delude (using guile)): embetumar (Catalan), enganyar (Catalan), 欺騙 (Chinese Mandarin), 欺骗 (qīpiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 欺瞞 (Chinese Mandarin), 欺瞒 (qīmán) (Chinese Mandarin), misleiden (Dutch), bedriegen (Dutch), peibutama (Estonian), hämätä (Finnish), johtaa harhaan (Finnish), pettää (Finnish), duper (French), tromper (French), induire en erreur (French), irreleiten (German), irreführen (German), in die Irre führen (German), παραπλανώ (paraplanó) (Greek), εξαπατώ (exapató) (Greek), ingannare (Italian), turlupinare (Italian), decipio (Latin), whakakonuka (Maori), whakatūaho (Maori), enganar (Portuguese), înșela (Romanian), ademeni (Romanian), amăgi (Romanian), обма́нывать (obmányvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обману́ть (obmanútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), engañar (Spanish), kanına girmek (Turkish), yoldan çıkarmak (Turkish), ayartmak (Turkish), baştan çıkarmak (Turkish), обма́нювати (obmánjuvaty) (Ukrainian), підма́нювати (pidmánjuvaty) (Ukrainian), обдури́ти (obdurýty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-beguile-en-verb-7ke0nGg0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 46 42 Disambiguation of 'to deceive or delude (using guile)': 97 1 2
  2. (transitive) To charm, delight or captivate. Tags: transitive Translations (to charm, delight, or captivate): κηλέω (kēléō) (Ancient Greek), captivar (Catalan), 迷人 (mírén) (Chinese Mandarin), verrukken (Dutch), vervoeren (Dutch), meeldivalt mööda saatma (Estonian), hurmata (Finnish), viekoitella (Finnish), exalter (French), emporter (French), ravir (French), betören (German), verführen (German), διασκεδάζω (diaskedázo) (Greek), incantare (Italian), distogliere (Italian), sedurre (Italian), adulare (Italian), lusingare (Italian), ātahu (Maori), kohinu (Maori), entreter (Portuguese), distrair (Portuguese), encantar (Portuguese), încânta (Romanian), captiva (Romanian), fermeca (Romanian), очаро́вывать (očaróvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), очарова́ть (očarovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), encanto engañador [masculine] (Spanish), encanto secretivo [masculine] (Spanish), encanto oculto [masculine] (Spanish), cautivar (Spanish), ayartmak (Turkish), причаро́вувати (pryčaróvuvaty) (Ukrainian), прина́джувати (prynádžuvaty) (Ukrainian), зачаро́вувати (začaróvuvaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-beguile-en-verb-Ue~MyN~5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 46 42 Disambiguation of 'to charm, delight, or captivate': 1 97 3
  3. (transitive) To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beguile-en-verb-xDb8uYRU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 46 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 23 28 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: begyle [from the Middle English period through the 16th century] Related terms: wile

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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "embetumar"
        },
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          "word": "欺瞒"
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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "misleiden"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "bedriegen"
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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "peibutama"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "hämätä"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "johtaa harhaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "pettää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "duper"
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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "tromper"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "induire en erreur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "irreleiten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "irreführen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "in die Irre führen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "paraplanó",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "παραπλανώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "exapató",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "εξαπατώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "ingannare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "turlupinare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "decipio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "whakakonuka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "whakatūaho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "enganar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "înșela"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "ademeni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "amăgi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obmányvatʹ",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обма́нывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obmanútʹ",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обману́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "engañar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "kanına girmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "yoldan çıkarmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "ayartmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "baştan çıkarmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obmánjuvaty",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "обма́нювати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pidmánjuvaty",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "підма́нювати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obdurýty",
          "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
          "word": "обдури́ти"
        }
      ]
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          "text": "1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston\nI feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming."
        },
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          "text": "I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles",
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        "To charm, delight or captivate."
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        "(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate."
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "captivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "mírén",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "迷人"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "verrukken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "vervoeren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "meeldivalt mööda saatma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "hurmata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "viekoitella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "exalter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "emporter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "ravir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "betören"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "verführen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diaskedázo",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "διασκεδάζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kēléō",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "κηλέω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "incantare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "distogliere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "sedurre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "adulare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "lusingare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "ātahu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "kohinu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "entreter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "distrair"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "encantar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "încânta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "captiva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "fermeca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "očaróvyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "очаро́вывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "očarovátʹ",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "очарова́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "encanto engañador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "encanto secretivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "encanto oculto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "cautivar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "ayartmak"
        },
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          "roman": "pryčaróvuvaty",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "причаро́вувати"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
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          "roman": "prynádžuvaty",
          "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
          "word": "прина́джувати"
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          "_dis1": "1 97 3",
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          "roman": "začaróvuvaty",
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          "word": "зачаро́вувати"
        }
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        "(transitive) To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion."
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}
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          "text": "I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles",
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        "To charm, delight or captivate."
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        "To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion."
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      ],
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      "word": "begyle [from the Middle English period through the 16th century]"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "embetumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "enganyar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "欺騙"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qīpiàn",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "欺骗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "欺瞞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qīmán",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "欺瞒"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "misleiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "bedriegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "peibutama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "hämätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "johtaa harhaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "pettää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "duper"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "tromper"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "induire en erreur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "irreleiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "irreführen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "in die Irre führen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paraplanó",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "παραπλανώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exapató",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "εξαπατώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "ingannare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "turlupinare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "decipio"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "whakakonuka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "whakatūaho"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "enganar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "înșela"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "ademeni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "amăgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obmányvatʹ",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обма́нывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obmanútʹ",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обману́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "engañar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "kanına girmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "yoldan çıkarmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "ayartmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "baştan çıkarmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obmánjuvaty",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "обма́нювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidmánjuvaty",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "підма́нювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obdurýty",
      "sense": "to deceive or delude (using guile)",
      "word": "обдури́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "captivar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mírén",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "迷人"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "verrukken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "vervoeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "meeldivalt mööda saatma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "hurmata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "viekoitella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "exalter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "emporter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "ravir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "betören"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "verführen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diaskedázo",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "διασκεδάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kēléō",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "κηλέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "incantare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "distogliere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "sedurre"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "adulare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "lusingare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "ātahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "kohinu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "entreter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "distrair"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "encantar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "încânta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "captiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "fermeca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očaróvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "очаро́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očarovátʹ",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "очарова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "encanto engañador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "encanto secretivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "encanto oculto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "cautivar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "ayartmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pryčaróvuvaty",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "причаро́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prynádžuvaty",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "прина́джувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "začaróvuvaty",
      "sense": "to charm, delight, or captivate",
      "word": "зачаро́вувати"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beguile"
}

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