Meaning of INVEIGLE
| Pronunciation: | | in'veegul
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| | Definition: | | [v] influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" |
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| | Synonyms: | | blarney, cajole, coax, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle |
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| | See Also: | | browbeat, bully, persuade, soft-soap, swagger, sway | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*vei"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inveigled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inveigling}.] [Prob. fr. F. aveugler to blind, to
delude, OF. aveugler, avugler, avegler, fr. F. aveugle blind,
OF. aveugle, avugle, properly, without eyes, fr. L. ab +
oculus eye. The pref. in- seems to have been substituted for
a- taken as the pref. F. [`a], L. ad. See {Ocular}.]
To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by
deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce;
to wheedle.
Yet have they many baits and guileful spells To
inveigle and invite the un unwary sense. --Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | allure, bait, bait the hook, birdlime, blandish, cajole, catch, catch out, coax, decoy, draw, draw in, draw on, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entice, entoil, entrap, enweb, flirt, flirt with, gin, give the come-on, hook, hook in, lead on, lime, lure, mesh, net, noose, offer bait to, rope in, seduce, snare, snarl, sniggle, spread the toils, suck in, tangle, tempt, toll, trap, trip, wind, woo |
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