Both Uses
beguile
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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- In few, Ophelia,
Do not believe his vows, for they are brokers,
Not of that dye which their investments show,
But mere implorators of unholy suits,
Breathing like sanctified and pious bawds
The better to beguile.†p. 47.9 - My spirits grow dull, and fain I would beguile
The tedious day with sleep.†p. 151.3 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(beguile) to charm, enchant, or entertain someone; or to deceive -- especially through charm
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly, in classic literature, beguile can mean to "pass time pleasantly."