Both Uses
beguile
in
Twelfth Night
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- Hold, sir, here's my purse; In the south suburbs, at the Elephant, Is best to lodge: I will bespeak our diet Whiles you beguile the time and feed your knowledge With viewing of the town; there shall you have me.†
p. 111.1 *
- Who does beguile you?†
p. 171.1
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."