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.
Bill Carter; Familiar Night Bird Reclaims a Perch; The New York Times; Sep 9, 2013.
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