Thesaurus: inveigle
To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.
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Definitions
- v. t. To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.
- v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- 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 un unwary sense. Milton.
- To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil bydeceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; towheedle.Yet have they many baits and guileful spells To inveigle and invitethe un unwary sense. Milton.
- v:100 v influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering