INVEIGLE


Meaning of INVEIGLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈvā-gəl sometimes ]

-ˈvē- transitive verb

( 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

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