inveigle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inveigle	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inveigle v influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" Synonym(s): wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet- talk, inveigle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inveigle \Invei"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. [85], 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. Yet have they many baits and guileful spells To inveigle* and invite the un unwary sense. --Milton.