Word of the Day 11/12/22 Inveigle
Inveigle (verb)
inveigle [ in-vey-guhl, -vee- ]
verb (used with object), in·vei·gled, in·vei·gling.
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM INVEIGLE
in·vei·gle·ment, noun
in·vei·gler, noun
un·in·vei·gled, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO INVEIGLE
allure, bait, bamboozle, beguile, blandish, cajole, charm, coax, con, decoy, ensnare, entrap, hook, influence, jolly, lure, maneuver, massage, oil, persuade
See synonyms for: inveigle / inveigled / inveigling / inveiglement on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR INVEIGLE
1. induce, beguile, persuade.
2. wheedle.
ORIGIN: 1485–95; variant of envegle < Anglo-French enveogler, equivalent to en-en- + 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
HOW TO USE INVEIGLE IN A SENTENCE
No, sir; the policy is to inveigle the people of the North into civil war, by masking the design in smooth and ambiguous terms.
A REPORT OF THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE SECRET SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE CONVENTION|LUCIUS EUGENE CHITTENDEN
Thus the German princess always endeavoured to inveigle the friends of the people.
SECRET HISTORY OF THE COURT OF ENGLAND, FROM THE ACCESSION OF GEORGE THE THIRD TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE THE FOURTH, VOLUME I (OF 2)|LADY ANNE HAMILTON
I have spent them in the company of villains, who, for some purpose of their own, are striving to inveigle me in their plots.
GRIF|B. L. (BENJAMIN LEOPOLD) FARJEON
If I could only inveigle my tormentors into the trap, they might be caught there longer than they liked.
THE PASSENGER FROM CALAIS|ARTHUR GRIFFITHS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
inveigle [ in-vey-guhl, -vee- ]
verb (used with object), in·vei·gled, in·vei·gling.
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM INVEIGLE
in·vei·gle·ment, noun
in·vei·gler, noun
un·in·vei·gled, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO INVEIGLE
allure, bait, bamboozle, beguile, blandish, cajole, charm, coax, con, decoy, ensnare, entrap, hook, influence, jolly, lure, maneuver, massage, oil, persuade
See synonyms for: inveigle / inveigled / inveigling / inveiglement on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR INVEIGLE
1. induce, beguile, persuade.
2. wheedle.
ORIGIN: 1485–95; variant of envegle < Anglo-French enveogler, equivalent to en-en- + 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
HOW TO USE INVEIGLE IN A SENTENCE
No, sir; the policy is to inveigle the people of the North into civil war, by masking the design in smooth and ambiguous terms.
A REPORT OF THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE SECRET SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE CONVENTION|LUCIUS EUGENE CHITTENDEN
Thus the German princess always endeavoured to inveigle the friends of the people.
SECRET HISTORY OF THE COURT OF ENGLAND, FROM THE ACCESSION OF GEORGE THE THIRD TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE THE FOURTH, VOLUME I (OF 2)|LADY ANNE HAMILTON
I have spent them in the company of villains, who, for some purpose of their own, are striving to inveigle me in their plots.
GRIF|B. L. (BENJAMIN LEOPOLD) FARJEON
If I could only inveigle my tormentors into the trap, they might be caught there longer than they liked.
THE PASSENGER FROM CALAIS|ARTHUR GRIFFITHS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.