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

2. (v. t.) To elude, or evade by craft; to foil.

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

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