To persuade someone through deception or flattery to do something they wouldn't normally do; to charm someone into something.
From Anglo-French 'enveogler' (to blind/delude), from Old French 'aveugle' (blind). To inveigle someone is to BLIND them with charm — they can't see they're being tricked because the trickster is too dazzling.
To charm someone so thoroughly they don't realize they've been TRICKED! The word literally comes from 'to blind' — because great persuaders dazzle you until you can't see straight! Con artists inveigle. So do the best salespeople! 😵â€ðŸ’«âœ¨
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