inveigle
To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wilesTo convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
» Larsen tried to inveigle me into discussion.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
обольщатьobolʹščatʹ
(transitive)To obtain through guile or cunning.
He inveigled an introduction to my sister from me.
зама́ниватьzamánivatʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To fool, to delude, to blind in judgement.
(obsolete, transitive)To ensnare, to entangle.
- influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Examples
1 sentencesLarsen tried to inveigle me into discussion.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enveugler, alteration of aveugler (“to blind, to delude”), fromBorrowed from Anglo-Norman enveugler, alteration of aveugler (“to blind, to delude”), from Old French avogle (“without eyes”), from Late Latin ab oculīs (“without eyes”, literally “away from the eyes”). The in- might be by analogy to variation between a- and en- in other French words, which was then latinised into in-.
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Forms
inveigles, inveigling, inveigled, inveigledSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle