Synonyms for inveiglement


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-vey-guhl, -vee-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈveɪ gəl, -ˈvi-

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Définition of inveiglement

Origin :
  • late 15c., "to blind (someone's) judgment," alteration of Middle French aveugler "delude, make blind," from Vulgar Latin *aboculus "without sight, blind," from Latin ab- "without" (see ab-) + oculus "eye" (see eye (n.)). Loan-translation of Greek ap ommaton "without eyes." Meaning "to win over by deceit, seduce" is 1530s.
  • noun lure
Example sentences :
  • Erma, then, has not been a party to the inveiglement of this young man?
  • Extract from : « Overshadowed » by Sutton E. Griggs
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