| Inveigle | 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. à, 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Yet have they many baits and guileful spells
To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
