INVEIGLES

Verb

inveigles

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inveigle

Source: Wiktionary


INVEIGLE

In*vei"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inveigled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inveigling.] Etym: [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. Ă , L. ad. See Ocular.]

Definition: To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle. Yet have they many baits and guileful spells To inveigle and invite the un unwary sense. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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