beguiles
Wins over deceptively
Beguiles means charms or captivates, often with an element of deception or distraction.
A storyteller beguiles an audience; a con artist beguiles a mark.
The word suggests being led pleasantly astray—entertained into losing track of time, or charmed into dropping one's guard: The afternoon beguiled us with its warmth.
She beguiled him into signing the contract.
Delights or bewitches
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- alluresStrongly attracts or tempts
- fascinatesIntensely holds attention
- seducesTempts into intimacy
entices · disarms · wins over · woos · flatters · delights · bewitches · mesmerizes
Causes false belief
- dupesDeceives or victims
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
- foolsIdiots or deceives
- hoodwinksDeceives through trickery
bamboozles · cons · gulls · deceives · manipulates · dissembles · defrauds · swindles
Induces suggestible trance state
- spellbindsFascinates utterly, transfixes
- transfixesHolds motionless with fascination
- rivetsPermanent metal fasteners
- gripsHolds firmly onto
enthralls · absorbs · engrosses · enraptures · fixates · arrests · stupefies · dazes
enchants
Delights or bewitches
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- alluresStrongly attracts or tempts
- fascinatesIntensely holds attention
seduces · entices · disarms · wins over · woos · flatters · delights · bewitches · mesmerizes · entrances
misleads
Causes false belief
hoodwinks · bamboozles · cons · gulls · deceives · manipulates · dissembles · defrauds · swindles · double-crosses
hypnotizes
Induces suggestible trance state
- spellbindsFascinates utterly, transfixes
- transfixesHolds motionless with fascination
- rivetsPermanent metal fasteners
grips · enthralls · absorbs · engrosses · enraptures · fixates · arrests · stupefies · dazes · bedazzles
beguilesdisabuses
Corrects a false impression
enlightens · disillusions · sets straight · informs · reveals
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