Crossword clues for inveigle
inveigle
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 eye. The pref. in- seems to have been substituted for a- taken as the pref. F. [`a], L. ad. See Ocular.] To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.
Yet have they many baits and guileful spells
To inveigle and invite the unwary sense.
--Milton.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., "to blind (someone's) judgment," alteration of Middle French aveugler "delude, make blind," from Vulgar Latin *aboculus "without sight, blind," from Latin ab- "without" (see ab-) + oculus "eye" (see eye (n.)). Loan-translation of Greek ap ommaton "without eyes." Meaning "to win over by deceit, seduce" is 1530s.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) to convert, convince or win over with flattery or wiles 2 (context transitive English) to obtain through guile or cunning
WordNet
Usage examples of "inveigle".
Roland Ballantyne, the founder and commanding colonel 428 of the Scouts, had tried every ruse to inveigle Sean in as his second-in-command - so far without success.
To mollify me, Petro volunteered to try to inveigle himself in to examine Zeuko, but he warned me the Second were jumpy.
The practical Cassius realizes that Brutus is all wrong and feels the best move now is to inveigle Mark Antony into sharing the guilt by offering to cut him in on the loot.
For Cassidy, there were too many Beltway engagements, too many colleagues to romance and inveigle and bully and cajole into doing the right thing.
Jefferson Davis had ever managed to inveigle him into accepting the Confederate Presidency.
There was, I thought, something about the man which could always inveigle his way into the good graces of the powerful.
As for Gorka, he may have returned for thirty-six other reasons than jealousy, and Montfanon is right: Caterina is cunning enough to inveigle both the painter and him.
Have they invented tones to win The women, and make them draw in The men, as Indians with a female Tame elephant inveigle the male?
In this case, it would be a simple matter to inveigle for themselves the position of agent for the Humans, handling the sale and leasing of their new technology for them.
I had the night I let the spacers inveigle me into the crooked card game, where there was a great deal to gain and my life to lose.
As soon as Lucullus Polk got cool enough I picked him up, and with no greater effort than you would employ in persuading a drowning man to clutch a straw, I inveigled him into accompanying me to a cool corner in a dim cafe.
Marilla and me got to be extensively inveigled with each other, and I was pretty sure I was going to get my rope around her neck and lead her over to the Lomito.
She had inveigled a promise from him in a weak moment and refused to release him.
Perhaps he has been inveigled into the hands of ruffians, and is living as it were under the vault of an Inquisition, and compelled to write what ever his gaolers dictate.
In all, it had been satisfactory, till he had been inveigled into going to work in Georgia.