Main Entry: in·vei·gle

Pronunciation: \in-ˈvā-gəl sometimes -ˈvē-\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): in·vei·gled; in·vei·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Anglo-French enveegler, aveogler, avogler to blind, hoodwink, from avogle, enveugle blind, from Medieval Latin ab oculis, literally, lacking eyes

Date: 1539

1 : to win over by wiles : entice
2 : to acquire by ingenuity or flattery : wangle <inveigled her way into a promotion>

synonyms see lure

— in·vei·gle·ment \-gəl-mənt\ noun

— in·vei·gler \-g(ə-)lər\ noun