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Definitions for Inveigle

[1] to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into ): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
[2] to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from or away ): to inveigle a theater pass from a person.
[3] (tr; often foll by into or an infinitive ) to lead (someone into a situation) or persuade (to do something) by cleverness or trickery; cajole to inveigle customers into spending more

Words related to Inveigle

bait, urge, ensnare, influence, honey, hook, stroke, oil, seduce, decoy, snow, jolly, cajole, toll, blandish, soap, bamboozle, maneuver, lure, wheedle

Words nearby Inveigle

invasion of privacy, invasive, invected, invective, inveigh, inveigle, invenit, invent, invent the wheel, invention, inventive

Origin of Inveigle

1485–95; variant of envegle < Anglo-French enveogler, equivalent to en- en-1 + Old French (a)vogler to blind, derivative of avogle blind < Vulgar Latin *aboculus eyeless, adj. derivative of phrase *ab oculīs without eyes. See ab-, ocular

Other words from Inveigle

in·vei·gle·ment , noun
in·vei·gler , noun
un·in·vei·gled , adjective

Word origin for Inveigle

C15: from Old French avogler to blind, deceive, from avogle blind, from Medieval Latin ab oculis without eyes

Synonyms for Inveigle

allure, bait, bamboozle, beguile, blandish, butter, cajole, charm, coax, con, decoy, ensnare, entrap, honey, hook, influence, jolly, lure, maneuver, massage, oil, persuade, seduce, snow, soap, stroke, tempt, toll, urge, wheedle, egg on, get around, lay it on thick, lead on, overdo it, play up to, rope in, soften up, string along, sweet talk, work over