beguiled

/bɪˈɡaɪld/
adjective
  1. Charmed or attracted, often in a deceptive way; enchanted or captivated.
    • He felt beguiled by her promises of wealth and adventure.
    • The beguiled traveler spent all his money on the scam artist's fake gems.
    • The beguiled audience sat in silence, mesmerized by the magician's tricks.
verb
  1. Past tense of beguile: charmed or deceived someone.
    • She beguiled her little sister with a story about a magical forest.
    • They beguiled the guards with a false message from the captain.
    • The clever fox beguiled the crow into dropping the cheese.
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