"bewile" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈwaɪl/ Forms: bewiles [present, singular, third-person], bewiling [participle, present], bewiled [participle, past], bewiled [past]
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: From Middle English biwilen, biwiȝelien (“to delude, deceive”), from Old English *bewīlian, *bewiġlian. Equivalent to be- + wile. Doublet of beguile. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biwilen}} Middle English biwilen, {{m|enm|biwiȝelien||to delude, deceive}} biwiȝelien (“to delude, deceive”), {{inh|en|ang|*bewīlian}} Old English *bewīlian, {{m|ang|*bewiġlian}} *bewiġlian, {{prefix|en|be|wile}} be- + wile, {{doublet|en|beguile}} Doublet of beguile Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewile (third-person singular simple present bewiles, present participle bewiling, simple past and past participle bewiled)
  1. (transitive, rare, archaic) To delude; deceive; beguile. Tags: archaic, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-bewile-en-verb-bVEUK5YQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bewile meaning in English (2.6kB)

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