inveigle

[ in-vey-guhl, -vee- ]
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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 of inveigle

1
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

Other words for inveigle

Other words from inveigle

  • in·vei·gle·ment, noun
  • in·vei·gler, noun
  • un·in·vei·gled, adjective

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How to use inveigle in a sentence

  • He would not ask me why I had inveigled his beautiful black cat on to my poisonous premises.

  • But the secret process of the special kind of material which he manufactured he inveigled out of a comrade in arms.

    Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
  • This ruse worked well for some time, but finally the Folk no longer were inveigled into showing themselves.

    Before Adam | Jack London
  • And once the person is declared insane, into a private mad-house he is inveigled, never again to see the light of day.

    Shadow, the Mysterious Detective | Police Captain Howard
  • Her real delight and enthusiasm were for the surprise parties, to which she always inveigled her mother when it was possible.

    Magnum Bonum | Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for inveigle

inveigle

/ (ɪnˈviːɡəl, -ˈveɪ-) /


verb
  1. (tr; often foll by into or an infinitive) to lead (someone into a situation) or persuade (to do something) by cleverness or trickery; cajole: to inveigle customers into spending more

Origin of inveigle

1
C15: from Old French avogler to blind, deceive, from avogle blind, from Medieval Latin ab oculis without eyes

Derived forms of inveigle

  • inveiglement, noun
  • inveigler, noun

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