'Inveigle' definitions:
Definition of 'inveigle'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Inveigle'
From: GCIDE
- Inveigle \In*vei"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inveigled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inveigling.] [Prob. fr. F. aveugler to blind, to delude, OF. aveugler, avugler, avegler, fr. F. aveugle blind, OF. aveugle, avugle, properly, without eyes, fr. L. ab + oculus eye. The pref. in- seems to have been substituted for a- taken as the pref. F. [`a], L. ad. See Ocular.] To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle. [1913 Webster]
- Yet have they many baits and guileful spells To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inveigle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allure,
- bait,
- bait the hook,
- birdlime,
- blandish,
- cajole,
- catch,
- catch out,
- coax,
- decoy,
- draw,
- draw in,
- draw on,
- enmesh,
- ensnare,
- ensnarl,
- entangle,
- entice,
- entoil,
- entrap,
- enweb,
- flirt,
- flirt with,
- gin,
- give the come-on,
- hook,
- hook in,
- lead on,
- lime,
- lure,
- mesh,
- net,
- noose,
- offer bait to,
- rope in,
- seduce,
- snare,
- snarl,
- sniggle,
- spread the toils,
- suck in,
- tangle,
- tempt,
- toll,
- trap,
- trip,
- wind,
- woo