Inveigle

  • 31inveigle — in·vei·gle || ɪn veɪgl v. seduce, entice …

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  • 32inveigle — v. a. Entice, decoy, beguile, entrap, ensnare, lure …

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  • 33inveigle — in·vei·gle …

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  • 34inveigle —   v.t. entice; persuade by flattery, guile, etc.    ♦ inveiglement, n …

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  • 35inveigle — To deceive for the purpose of accomplishing an evil purpose. State v Lacoshus, 96 NH 76, 70 A2d 203. To allure, incite, instigate, seduce, or entice into the doing of an improper act. Mooney v State, 8 Ala 328, 331 …

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  • 36inveigle — [15] The French verb aveugler means ‘blind’ (it is a derivative of the adjective aveugle ‘blind’, whose probable source was the medieval Latin phrase ab oculīs ‘without eyes’). It passed into Anglo Norman, with alteration of the prefix, as… …

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  • 37inveigle — v.tr. (foll. by into, or to + infin.) entice; persuade by guile. Derivatives: inveiglement n. Etymology: earlier enve(u)gle f. AF envegler, OF aveugler to blind f. aveugle blind prob. f. Rmc ab oculis (unrecorded) without eyes …

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  • 38inveigh, inveigle —    Occasionally confused. The first means to speak strongly against ( She inveighed against the rise in taxes ). The second means to entice or cajole ( They inveigled an invitation to the party ) …

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  • 39inveigh, inveigle —    Occasionally confused. The first means to speak strongly against ( She inveighed against the rise in taxes ). The second means to entice or cajole ( They inveigled an invitation to the party ) …

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  • 40Inveigled — 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 …

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