What does bewile mean?
Bewile means (transitive, rare, archaic) To delude; deceive; beguile..
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/bɪˈwaɪl/ · verb
(transitive, rare, archaic) To delude; deceive; beguile..
He was utterly bewitched and bewiled by her beauty, and upon the following day an opportunity to prove his devotion occurred.
Whomever else I might bewile, I loved him well, sorry.
To that sweet thief which sourly robs from me, which though it alter not love's sole effect, yet doth it steal sweet hours from love's delight. I may not evermore acknowledge thee, lest my bewiled guilt should do thee shame.
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Bewile means (transitive, rare, archaic) To delude; deceive; beguile..
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He was utterly bewitched and bewiled by her beauty, and upon the following day an opportunity to prove his devotion occurred.
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