How to pronounce inveigle
American English pronunciation
in-VAY-gul
- IPA
- /ɪnˈveɪɡəl/
- Syllables
- in · VAY · gul (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What inveigle means
To trick someone into doing something with clever talk
In a sentence: He tried to inveigle his sister into doing his chores by calling it a game.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word meaning "to blind" or fool, from Latin words meaning "without eyes."
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