Synonyms for inveiglement
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : in-vey-guhl, -vee- |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈveɪ gəl, -ˈvi- |
Top 10 synonyms for inveiglement Other synonyms for the word inveiglement
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
- 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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