inveigle

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ɪnˈveɪɡəl/ UK /ɪnˈviːɡəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to persuade by flattery or deceit; to entice

She inveigled her way into the private gala without an invitation.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to persuade by flattery or... entice cajole wheedle coax lure beguile seduce

Opposites

repel deter

Word family

Derived forms inveiglementinveigler

Etymology

From Anglo-French enveogler, from Old French aveugler 'to blind, delude', from aveugle 'blind', from Vulgar Latin ab oculis 'without eyes'.

aveugler Old French oculus Latin

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# inveigle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈveɪɡəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈviːɡəl/

## Meanings
1. to persuade by flattery or deceit; to entice

## Examples
- She inveigled her way into the private gala without an invitation.

## Synonyms
- entice
- cajole
- wheedle
- coax
- lure
- beguile
- seduce

## Antonyms
- repel
- deter

## Derived Forms
- inveiglement
- inveigler

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aveugler
- Root: oculus

## Etymology
From Anglo-French enveogler, from Old French aveugler 'to blind, delude', from aveugle 'blind', from Vulgar Latin ab oculis 'without eyes'.

## AI Etymology
inveigle comes from Anglo-French enveogler, from Old French aveugler 'to blind, delude', from aveugle 'blind', from Vulgar Latin ab oculis 'without eyes'. The path is chiefly one of transmission: the word passes through the named languages and forms, with each stage preserving part of the modern shape. In present English, the verb sense is "to persuade by flattery or deceit; to entice", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also remains productive in derivatives such as inveiglement and inveigler. Its semantic neighborhood includes entice, cajole, wheedle, and coax, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Old French aveugler and Latin oculus.

## Topics
- Communication

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