inveigle

Meaning

Verb

• 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

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