inveigle

Meanings

Verb

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
To obtain through guile or cunning.
To fool, to delude, to blind in judgement.
To ensnare, to entangle.

Origin / Etymology

Early corruption of French aveugler (“to blind, to delude”), from French aveugle (“blind”), from the Old French avugle (“without eyes”), from Late Latin ab oculīs (“without eyes”, literally “away from the eyes”). The in- might be from other a-/en- variations found in Middle English, which were then latinised into in-.

Synonyms

blarney, cajole, coax, entice, induce, palaver, put someone up to something, sweet-talk, wheedle

Scrabble Score: 12

inveigle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
inveigle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inveigle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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