Beguile (verb)
be-gile
Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way; rick (someone) into doing something.
In a literary sense sometimes to beguile may mean to pleasantly while away the time.
Example sentences
“He beguiled the voters with his good looks and charm.”
“She is a fascinating, beguiling woman who I feel very privileged to have met in the flesh.”
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