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inveigling
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.ThesaurusinveiglingadjectiveTending to seduce:alluring, bewitching, come-hither, enticing, inviting, luring, seductive, siren, tempting, witching.IdiomsSeeinveigleinveigling
Synonyms for inveiglingadj tending to seduceSynonyms- alluring
- bewitching
- come-hither
- enticing
- inviting
- luring
- seductive
- siren
- tempting
- witching
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