Both Uses of
beguile
in
The Odyssey
- Still beguiled by her dream,
down she went through the house to tell her parents now,
her beloved father and mother.†p. 170.1 *beguiled = deceived through charm or enchantment
- But don't fault me, angry with me now because I failed,
at the first glimpse, to greet you, hold you, so ...
In my heart of hearts I always cringed with fear
some fraud might come, beguile me with his talk;
the world is full of the sort,
cunning ones who plot their own dark ends.†p. 462.6
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, in classic literature, beguile can mean to "pass time pleasantly."