ınveigle

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Definition of ınveigle in English English dictionary

{v} to seduce, allure, entice, wheedle

Hyphenation

in·vei·gle

Synonyms

allure, bait, bamboozle, beguile, blandish, butter, cajole, charm, coax, con, decoy, egg on, ensnare, entrap, get around

Antonyms

disenchant, disgust, turn off

Etymology

() * Early corruption of French aveugler (“to blind, to delude”), from aveugle (“blind”), from the Old French avugle (“without eyes”), from Latin ab + oculus (“eye”). The in- might be from other a-/en- variations found in Middle English, which was then latinised into in-.