verb
- Influence by slyness.
- Attract; cause to be enamored.
- usage: "She captured all the men's hearts"
adjective
- Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire.
- usage: "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"
- Misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods.
- usage: "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes"
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