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inveigling

inveigling is the present participle and gerund 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.

Questions about inveigling

What is inveigling the present participle and gerund of?
Inveigling is the present participle and gerund of inveigle.

Words near inveigling in the dictionary

  1. inveiglement
  2. inveiglements
  3. inveigler
  4. inveiglers
  5. inveigles
  6. inveigling
  7. inveil
  8. inveiled
  9. inveiling
  10. inveils
  11. invendible

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