" beguile "

1: to attract or delight as if by magic;

  * e.g., " ... the magician effortlessly beguiled and amazed the children "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allure,

•  bewitch,

•  captivate,

•  charm,

•  enchant,

•  fascinate,

•  kill,

•  magnetize,

•  wile,

•  witch

•  Antonyms : 

•  undeceive

2: to cause to believe what is untrue;

  * e.g., " ... beguiled her into believing that yet another worthless item would enhance her life "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bamboozle,

•  bluff,

•  buffalo,

•  burn,

•  catch,

•  con,

•  cozen,

•  deceive,

•  delude,

•  dupe,

•  fake out,

•  fool,

•  gaff,

•  gammon,

•  gull,

•  have,

•  have on,

•  hoax,

•  hoodwink,

•  hornswoggle,

•  humbug,

•  juggle,

•  misguide,

•  misinform,

•  mislead,

•  snooker,

•  snow,

•  spoof,

•  string along,

•  suck in,

•  sucker,

•  take in,

•  trick

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage;

  * e.g., " ... was beguiled by the promise of easy money as a drug dealer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allure,

•  bait,

•  betray,

•  decoy,

•  entice,

•  lead on,

•  lure,

•  seduce,

•  solicit,

•  tempt

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)