Beguile
81entertain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. receive, welcome; amuse, divert, regale; harbor, shelter, cherish; maintain, keep up; consider, dwell upon, heed. See attention, thought, amusement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep amused] Syn. amuse,… …
82mislead — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deceive, delude, lead astray. See error, deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. delude, cheat, deceive, defraud, cozen, bilk, take in, overreach, outwit, ensnare, trick, enmesh, entangle, victimize,… …
83seduce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lead astray, lure, entice, corrupt, inveigle; debauch, betray. See impurity, attraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. allure, inveigle, entice, decoy, abduct, attract, tempt, bait, bribe, lure, induce,… …
84vamp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n.,slang, flirt, coquette. See endearment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To repair] Syn. fix, mend, patch; see repair . 2. [To seduce] Syn. make love to, beguile, attract; see court 1 , seduce . III (Roget s 3… …
85attract — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To draw] Syn. pull, draw, drag, bring; see draw 1 . 2. [To allure] Syn. allure, charm, appeal to, interest, intrigue, lure, captivate, fascinate, enchant, invite, entice, draw, beguile, tempt, excite, strike one s fancy,… …
86Error — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Error >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 error error fallacy Sgm: N 1 misconception misconception misapprehension misstanding misunderstanding Sgm: N 1 inexactness inexactness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 laxity …
87beguiling — c.1400, pp. adj. from BEGUILE (Cf. beguile) …
88amuse — v. a. 1. Entertain, divert, please, charm, gladden, cheer, enliven, solace, beguile, relax, recreate. 2. Beguile, deceive (by inspiring false hopes), delude, cheat, inveigle, mislead, impose upon …
89deceive — v. a. 1. Delude, cheat, dupe, gull, cozen, fool, befool, trick, circumvent, overreach, chouse, beguile, hoodwink, impose upon, make a fool of, play a trick upon, pull wool over one s eyes. 2. Disappoint, frustrate. 3. Beguile, wile away, while… …
90while — while, wile, beguile, fleet mean to pass time, especially leisure time, without being bored. One whiles or wiles away a space of time by causing it to be filled by something pleasant, diverting, or amusing {they can while away an hour very… …
