inveigle

  • 1inveigle — in·vei·gle /in vā gəl, vē / vt in·vei·gled, in·vei·gling: to lure by false representations or other deceit whoever unlawfully...inveigle s, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away and holds for ransom or reward or otherwise any person...shall… …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Inveigle — 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3inveigle — ► VERB (usu. inveigle someone into) ▪ persuade by deception or flattery. DERIVATIVES inveiglement noun. ORIGIN Old French aveugler to blind …

    English terms dictionary

  • 4inveigle — (v.) late 15c., to blind (someone s) judgment, alteration of M.Fr. aveugler delude, make blind, from V.L. *aboculus without sight, blind, from L. ab without (see AB (Cf. ab )) + oculus eye (see EYE (Cf. eye) (n.)). Loan translation of Gk …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5inveigle — decoy, entice, iure, tempt, seduce Analogous words: snare, ensnare, trap, entrap (see CATCH): beguile, mislead, delude, *deceive, betray: cajole, wheedle, blandish, *coax …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6inveigle — The recommended pronunciation of this verb meaning ‘to entice or persuade by guile’ is in vay gǝl rather than the alternative in vee gǝl …

    Modern English usage

  • 7inveigle — [v] entice, manipulate allure, bait, bamboozle, beguile, blandish, butter*, cajole, charm, coax, con*, decoy, egg on*, ensnare, entrap, get around*, honey*, hook, influence, jolly, lay it on thick*, lead on*, lure, maneuver, massage, oil*, overdo …

    New thesaurus

  • 8inveigle — [in vā′gəl, invē′gəl] vt. inveigled, inveigling [LME invegelen, altered (after IN 1) < MFr aveugler, to blind, delude < aveugle, blind < LL * aboculus, blind < L ab, from + oculus, an EYE] to lead on with deception; entice or trick… …

    English World dictionary

  • 9inveigle — v. (d; tr.) to inveigle into; out of (to inveigle smb. into doing smt.) * * * out of (to inveigle smb. into doing smt.) (d; tr.) to inveigle into …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 10inveigle — in|vei|gle [ınˈveıgəl, ınˈvi: US ınˈveı ] v inveigle into [inveigle sb into sth] phr v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: aveugler to make blind , from aveugle blind , from Medieval Latin ab oculis without eyes ] to persuade someone to do what… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

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