beguilt

Etymology

From Middle English begilten, equivalent to be- + guilt.

verb

  1. To make guilty; cause to sin.“Why should I fear, I know not; since guiltiness I know not. I will not reason what is meant hereby, because I will beguilt less of the meaning.”
  2. To impute with guilt or fault; blame; accuse.“[…] for they deemed that he was long-grudging, even in lesser matters than those wherein Kalf had done to beguilt him with the king.”