begi’le. To delude; to deceive; to impose on by artifice or craft. The serpent beguiled me and I did eatGenesis 3:13.

To elude by craft. When misery could beguile the tyrant’s rage.

To elude any thing disagreeable by amusement, or other means; to pass pleasingly; to amuse; as, to beguile the tedious day with sleep.