inveigle
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.in·vei·gle
transitive verb \in-ˈvā-gəl sometimes -ˈvē-\in·vei·gledin·vei·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of INVEIGLE
1
: to win over by wiles : entice
2
: to acquire by ingenuity or flattery : wangle <inveigled her way into a promotion>
— in·vei·gle·ment \-gəl-mənt\ noun
— in·vei·gler \-g(ə-)lər\ noun
Examples of INVEIGLE
- She inveigled him to write the letter.
- We inveigled the information from him.
Origin of INVEIGLE
Anglo-French enveegler, aveogler, avogler to blind, hoodwink, from avogle, enveugle blind, from Medieval Latin ab oculis, literally, lacking eyes
First Known Use: 1539
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