ə̇nˈvāgəl also ə̇nˈvēg- or ə̇nˈvig- transitive verb
( inveigled ; inveigled ; inveigling -g(ə)liŋ ; inveigles )
Etymology: modification (influenced by English in- ) (II) of Middle French aveugler to blind, hoodwink, from Old French avogler, from avogle, avugle blind, from Medieval Latin ab oculis, from Latin ab from + oculis, abl. plural of oculus eye — more at of , eye
1. obsolete : delude , mislead , hoodwink , beguile
your rhetorical flourishes … contributed in an high degree to inveigle the jury, and bring that noble lord to the scaffold — Robert Atkyns
2. : to snare by ingenuity or flattery : entice , cajole
used the most subtle means to inveigle the author into the office — Edward Bok
with patience and diplomacy, she can eventually inveigle him into marrying her — Nellie Maher
3. : to acquire by ingenuity or flattery
over gin and water we inveigled from him a pack of well-worn cards — Ernest Beaglehole
Synonyms: see lure