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noun


(1)   The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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Etymology


From a Scandinavian source, ; akin to Old English

Noun



  1. A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
    He was seduced by her wiles.

Verb



  1. To entice or lure
  2. , "to pass the time".
    Here's a pleasant way to wile away the hours.
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