| 单词 | inveigle |
| 释义 | inveigle —inveiglement, n. —inveigler, n. /in vay"geuhl, -vee"-/, v.t., inveigled, inveigling. 1. to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually fol. by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge. 2. to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually fol. by from or away): to inveigle a theater pass from a person. [1485-95; var. of envegle < AF enveogler, equiv. to en- EN-1 + OF (a)vogler to blind, deriv. of avogle blind < VL *aboculus eyeless, adj. deriv. of phrase *ab oculis without eyes. See AB-, OCULAR] Syn. 1. induce, beguile, persuade. 2. wheedle. |
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