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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: INVEIGLE




SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY:       INVEIGLE


PRONUNCIATION:
(in-VAY-guhl, -VEE-)

MEANING:
verb tr.: To get something or to persuade someone to do something by deception or flattery.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Old French aveugle (blind), from Latin ab- (away from) + oculus (eye). Earliest documented use: 1513.

USAGE:
"The Internet has changed the way new late-night hosts inveigle their ways into the hearts of fans."
Bill Carter; Familiar Night Bird Reclaims a Perch; The New York Times; Sep 9, 2013.


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