beguile

Definitions

1. 1.2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.] When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak.
2. 2.To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.] When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak called?
• What is to cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving called?