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verb (used with object), in·vei·gled, in·vei·gling.
1.
to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
2.
to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from or away): to inveigle a theater pass from a person.
Origin:
1485–95; variant of envegle < Anglo-French enveogler, equivalent to en- en-1 + Old French (a)vogler to blind, derivative of avogle blind < Vulgar Latin *aboculus eyeless, adj. derivative of phrase *ab oculīs without eyes. See ab-, ocular
1485–95; variant of envegle < Anglo-French enveogler, equivalent to en- en-1 + Old French (a)vogler to blind, derivative of avogle blind < Vulgar Latin *aboculus eyeless, adj. derivative of phrase *ab oculīs without eyes. See ab-, ocular
Related forms
in·vei·gle·ment, noun
in·vei·gler, noun
un·in·vei·gled, adjective
Synonyms
1. induce, beguile, persuade. 2. wheedle.
1. induce, beguile, persuade. 2. wheedle.
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inveigle
late 15c., "to blind (someone's) judgment," from M.Fr. aveugler "delude, make blind," from V.L. *aboculus "without sight, blind," from L. ab- "without" + oculus "eye" (see eye). Loan-translation of Gk. ap ommaton "without eyes." Meaning "to win over by deceit, seduce" is 1530s.
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