Wile1. (n.) A trick or stratagem practiced for deception; an artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.
2. (v. t.) To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
3. (v. t.) To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly.
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