Inveiglement

in·vei·gle  (n-vgl, -v-)

tr.v. in·vei·gled, in·vei·gling, in·vei·gles

1. To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk. See Synonyms at lure.

2. To obtain by cajolery: inveigled a free pass to the museum.

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[Middle English envegle, alteration of Old French aveugler, to blind, from aveugle, blind, from Vulgar Latin *aboculus : Latin ab-, away from; see ab-¹ + Latin oculus, eye (probably loan-translation of Gaulish exsops : exs-, from + ops, eye); see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·veigle·ment n.

in·veigler n.