beguile
verb
be·guile
bi-ˈgī(-ə)l
bē-
beguiled; beguiling
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
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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