beguile (someone) out of (something)
To swindle something from someone. That con man beguiled us out of thousands, I'm ashamed to say. A lot of bad checks have been circulating in the area lately, claiming to be from the local university; in reality, they are scams trying to beguile people out of money. The company's CEO managed to beguile his clients out of millions of dollars, and it was all done in such a way that no one noticed the disappearance of the money until it was too late.
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beguile someone out of something
1. to charm someone out of doing something. I will try to beguile them out of doing it. He beguiled her out of leaving.
2. to charm something away from someone. She's trying to beguile the old man out of a substantial amount of his money. Max beguiled the old lady out of her rings.
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