v.
Pronunciation: in- ' v ā -g ə l sometimes - ' v ē -
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: in · vei · gled ; in · vei · gling \ -g( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Anglo-French enveegler, aveogler, avogler to blind, hoodwink, from avogle, enveugle blind, from Medieval Latin about 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 \ -g ə l-m ə nt \ noun
– in · vei · gler \ -g( ə -)l ə r \ noun