Verb

(head)

(beguile)

Verb

(beguil)

To deceive or delude (using guile).

* , II, II, 102.

I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you, in a plain accent, was a plain knave.

To charm, delight or captivate.

* 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston

I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.

Verb

(head)

(captivate)

Verb

(captivat)

To attract and hold interest and attention of; charm.

* Washington Irving

small landscapes of captivating loveliness

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(obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

* Shakespeare

Their woes whom fortune captivates .

* Glanvill

'Tis a greater credit to know the ways of captivating Nature, and making her subserve our purposes, than to have learned all the intrigues of policy.