— 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.