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beguile
English
Alternative forms
- begyle [from the Middle English period through the 16th century]
Etymology
From Middle English begilen, begylen; equivalent to be- +? guile. Compare Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”). Doublet of bewile.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?l
- IPA(key): /b???a?l/
Verb
beguile (third-person singular simple present beguiles, present participle beguiling, simple past and past participle beguiled)
- (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
- a. 1608, William Shakespeare, King Lear, II, II, 102.
- I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you, in a plain accent, was a plain knave.
- a. 1608, William Shakespeare, King Lear, II, II, 102.
- (transitive) 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.
- I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles.
- 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
- (transitive) To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.
- We beguiled the hours away
Related terms
- wile
Translations
References
- beguile in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- beguile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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induce
English
Etymology
From Middle English enducen, borrowed from Latin ind?cere, present active infinitive of ind?c? (“lead in, bring in, introduce”), from in + d?c? (“lead, conduct”). Compare also abduce, adduce, conduce, deduce, produce, reduce etc. Doublet of endue.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?du?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?dju?s/
- Rhymes: -u?s
Verb
induce (third-person singular simple present induces, present participle inducing, simple past and past participle induced)
- (transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
- (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
- (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
- (transitive, logic) To infer by induction.
- (transitive, obsolete) To lead in, bring in, introduce.
- (transitive, obsolete) To draw on, place upon. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- (lead by persuasion or influence): entice, inveigle, put someone up to something
- (to cause): bring about, instigate, prompt, stimulate, trigger, provoke
Antonyms
- (logic): deduce
Related terms
Translations
References
- induce in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “induce”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
Anagrams
- uniced
Italian
Verb
induce
- third-person singular indicative present of indurre
Latin
Verb
ind?ce
- second-person singular present active imperative of ind?c?
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ind?cere, present active infinitive of ind?c?, with senses based off French induire.
Verb
a induce (third-person singular present induce, past participle indus) 3rd conj.
- to induce, incite, cause or push to do something
Conjugation
Synonyms
- împinge, îndemna
Related terms
- duce
Spanish
Verb
induce
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of inducir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of inducir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of inducir.
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