Beguile
(verb)
- To charm or enchant someone.
- To deceive or mislead someone.
- To distract someone's attention from something.
Origin:
From the old french word "beguiler" which means to deceive or to cheat.
Examples:
- She beguiled him with her beauty and charm.
- He beguiled her into giving him her money.
- The magician beguiled the audience with his illusions.
- The singer's voice beguiled everyone in the room.
- He beguiled the time with a book.