Beguile

imp. & p. p. Beguiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Beguiling

1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.

   The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]

   When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage.

3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.

   Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring.