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guile
[gahyl] 
–noun
| insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity. |
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| guile (gīl) n.
To beguile; deceive. [Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wigle, divination, sorcery.] |
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Guile
Guile\, n. [OE. guile, gile, OF. guile; of German origin, and the same word as E. wile. See Wile.] Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit; treachery. Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. --John i. 47. To wage by force or guile eternal war. --Milton.Guile
Guile\, v. t. [OF. guiler. See Guile, n.] To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Language Translation for : guile
Spanish:
astucia; maña para engañar,
German:
die List,
Japanese:
こうかつさ
guile
c.1150, from O.Fr. guile, from Frank. *wigila "trick, ruse" (cf. O.Fris. wigila "sorcery, witchcraft," and O.E. wil "trick," see wile).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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