INVEIGLE


Meaning of INVEIGLE in English

— inveiglement , n. — inveigler , n.

/in vay"geuhl, -vee"-/ , v.t., inveigled, inveigling .

1. to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually fol. by into ): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.

2. to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually fol. by from or away ): to inveigle a theater pass from a person.

[ 1485-95; var. of envegle enveogler, equiv. to en- EN- 1 + OF ( a ) vogler to blind, deriv. of avogle blind aboculus eyeless, adj. deriv. of phrase * ab oculis without eyes. See AB-, OCULAR ]

Syn. 1. induce, beguile, persuade. 2. wheedle.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .