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inveigled

inveigled is the simple past and past participle of inveigle.

Meaning of inveigle

Verb

inveigle (third-person singular simple present inveigles, present participle inveigling, simple past and past participle inveigled)

  1. (transitive) 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...
    Synonyms:
    entice, induce, put up to
  2. (transitive) To obtain through guile or cunning.
    • He inveigled an introduction to my sister from me.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To fool, to delude, to blind in judgement.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To ensnare, to entangle.

Words formed from inveigled

Questions about inveigled

What is inveigled the simple past and past participle of?
Inveigled is the simple past and past participle of inveigle.

Words near inveigled in the dictionary

  1. inveighers
  2. inveighing
  3. inveighings
  4. inveighs
  5. inveigle
  6. inveigled
  7. inveiglement
  8. inveiglements
  9. inveigler
  10. inveiglers
  11. inveigles

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