tr.v. in·vei·gled, in·vei·gling, in·vei·gles 1. To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk: He inveigled a friend into becoming his tennis partner. 2. To obtain by cajolery: inveigled a free pass to the museum. [Middle English envegle, alteration of Old French aveugler, to blind, from aveugle, blind, from Vulgar Latin *aboculus : Latin ab-, away from; see AB-1 + Latin oculus, eye (probably translation of Gaulish exsops : exs-, from + ops, eye); see okw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] in·veigle·ment n. in·veigler n. |
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