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单词 inveigle
释义 in·vei·gle
\ə̇nˈvāgəl also ə̇nˈvēg- or ə̇nˈvig-\ transitive verb
(inveigled ; inveigled ; inveigling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; inveigles)
Etymology: modification (influenced by English in-) (II) of Middle French aveugler to blind, hoodwink, from Old French avogler, from avogle, avugle blind, from Medieval Latin ab oculis, from Latin ab from + oculis, abl. plural of oculus eye — more at of, eye
1. obsolete : delude, mislead, hoodwink, beguile
 < your rhetorical flourishes … contributed in an high degree to inveigle the jury, and bring that noble lord to the scaffold — Robert Atkyns >
2. : to snare by ingenuity or flattery : entice, cajole
 < used the most subtle means to inveigle the author into the office — Edward Bok >
 < with patience and diplomacy, she can eventually inveigle him into marrying her — Nellie Maher >
3. : to acquire by ingenuity or flattery
 < over gin and water we inveigled from him a pack of well-worn cards — Ernest Beaglehole >
Synonyms: see lure
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