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inveiglement
in·vei·gle I0213700 (ĭn-vā′gəl, -vē′-)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 Indo-European roots.] in·vei′gle·ment n.in·vei′gler n.ThesaurusinveiglementnounSomething that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward:allurement, bait, come-on, enticement, inducement, invitation, lure, seduction, temptation.IdiomsSeeinveigleinveiglement
Synonyms for inveiglementnoun something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or rewardSynonyms- allurement
- bait
- come-on
- enticement
- inducement
- invitation
- lure
- seduction
- temptation
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