beguile
verb
be·guile
| \ bi-ˈgī(-ə)l
, bē-\
, bē-\
beguiled;
beguiling
Definition of beguile
1
: hoodwink
beguiled her classmates into doing the work for her
2
: to engage the interest of by or as if by guile
His seductive voice beguiled the audience.
3
: to lead by deception
beguiled into ambush
4
: to while away especially by some agreeable occupation
also
: divert sense 2
The seven poems were written to beguile the tedium of a sea voyage. — Vernon Louis Parrington
: to deceive by wiles
had intended to beguile