inveigle

Meaning

1. (transitive) To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
2. (transitive) To obtain through guile or cunning.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To fool, to delude, to blind in judgement.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To ensnare, to entangle.

Synonyms

entice

lure

coax

tempt

beguile

lead astray

allure

sweet-talk

cajole

palaver

decoy

blarney

seduce

misguide

wheedle

entangle

delude

attract

entrap

ensnare

outsmart

rail

revise

s

spoof

taunt

tease

tie

trick

vilify

vituperate

welch

abuse

bamboozle

beckon

bite

cheat

deceive

defraud

diddle

draw in

euchre

flatter

have on

hocus

hoodwink

insult

join

juggle

lead off

Translations

allettare

kandırma

verleiten

verleiden

ayartmak

kandırmak

tentare

sedurre

verlokken

invischiare

verführen

aldatmak

unir

séduire

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈveɪɡl̩/

Etymology

Early corruption of French aveugler (“to blind, to delude”), from French aveugle (“blind”), from the Old French avugle (“without eyes”), from Late Latin ab oculīs (“without eyes”, literally “away from the eyes”). The in- might be from other a-/en- variations found in Middle English, which were then latinised into in-.