inveigle
Syllables: in·vei·gleUK/ɪnˈveɪɡl̩//ɪnˈveɪɡəl/
inveigle verb: to convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
Verb
inveigle (third-person singular simple present inveigles, present participle inveigling, simple past and past participle inveigled)
- To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
- And he that could with giftes and promiſes, / Inueigle him that lead a thouſand horſe, / And make him falſe his faith vnto his King, / Will quickly win ſuch as be like himſelfe.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- And therefore hereto he inveigleth, not only the Sadduces and ſuch as retaine unto the Church of God, but is alſo content that Epicurus Democritus or any of the heathen ſhould hold the ſame.1646, Thomas Browne, “Of the Last and Common Promoter of False Opinions, the Endeavours of Satan”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 1st book...
- To obtain through guile or cunning.
- He inveigled an introduction to my sister from me.
- As Louisa had no desire to receive the attentions of the Prince, and Lady Penrhyn was well-practised in the art of inveigling, she would have soon carried her point, if she had not met with one who disputed the prize almost as adroitly as herself;...1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 246
- To fool, to delude, to blind in judgement.
- To ensnare, to entangle.
inveigle meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
inveigle in Hindi
- to inveigle, seduce, entice
- बरग़लाना barġalānā
inveigle in Urdu
- بہکانا, للچانا, لبھانا, پٹی پڑھانا, پھسلانا, اکسانا
inveigle in Bengali
- প্রলুব্ধ করা, ভুলিয়ে ভালিয়ে, কৌশলে রাজি করানো
inveigle in Malayalam
- coax, cajole, wheedle
- ഭംഗിവാക്കുകൊണ്ടു പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക, ദുരാചാരങ്ങളിൽ പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കുക, പുകഴ്ത്തിവശത്താക്കുക, ചതിക്കുക, പുന്നാരിക്കുക, പ്രലോഭിപ്പിക്കുക
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- inveigle in Kannada
- ಪುಸಲಾಯಿಸು, ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸು, ಮರುಳುಮಾಡು, ಮನವೊಲಿಸು
Synonyms of inveigle
Forms of inveigle
| third-person singular present | inveigles |
|---|---|
| present participle | inveigling |
| past participle | inveigled |
| past | inveigled |
| alternative form | enveigle |
| alternative form | inveagle |
Origin of inveigle
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enveugler, alteration of aveugler (“to blind, to delude”), from Old French avogle (“without eyes”), from Late Latin ab oculīs (“without eyes”, literally “away from the eyes”). The in- might be by analogy to variation between a- and en- in other French words, which was then latinised into in-. For the pronunciation with /iː/, compare the development of people; that with /eɪ/ is presumably a spelling pronunciation.
Words formed from inveigle
Words that rhyme with inveigle
Questions about inveigle
- What does inveigle mean?
- Inveigle means to convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
- What is inveigle in Hindi?
- Inveigle in Hindi is बरग़लाना (barġalānā). See Inveigle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inveigle?
- Inveigle is a verb.
- How do you pronounce inveigle?
- Inveigle is pronounced /ɪnˈveɪɡl̩/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of inveigle?
- The past tense of inveigle is inveigled.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inveigle (page history and authors); बरग़लाना (Hindi) (page history and authors); inveigle (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Inveigle (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inveigle (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inveigle (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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