inveigling — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending to seduce: alluring, bewitching, come hither, enticing, inviting, luring, seductive, siren, tempting, witching. See LIKE, PERSUASION, SEX … English dictionary for students
inveigling — in·vei·gle || ɪn veɪgl v. seduce, entice … English contemporary dictionary
P. G. Wodehouse minor characters — Lists of P. G. Wodehouse characters Characters in all Wodehouse stories Characters in the Blandings stories Characters in the Drones Club stories Characters in the Jeeves stories Characters in the Mulliner stories Characters in the Ukridge… … Wikipedia
Inveigle — In*vei gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inveigled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inveigling}.] [Prob. fr. F. aveugler to blind, to delude, OF. aveugler, avugler, avegler, fr. F. aveugle blind, OF. aveugle, avugle, properly, without eyes, fr. L. ab + oculus eye. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inveigled — Inveigle In*vei gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inveigled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inveigling}.] [Prob. fr. F. aveugler to blind, to delude, OF. aveugler, avugler, avegler, fr. F. aveugle blind, OF. aveugle, avugle, properly, without eyes, fr. L. ab + oculus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inveiglement — In*vei gle*ment, n. The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; that which inveigles; enticement; seduction. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inveigle — transitive verb (inveigled; inveigling) Etymology: Anglo French enveegler, aveogler, avogler to blind, hoodwink, from avogle, enveugle blind, from Medieval Latin ab oculis, literally, lacking eyes Date: 1539 1. to win over by wiles ; entice 2. to … New Collegiate Dictionary
lure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French lure, leure, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German luoder bait; perhaps akin to Old English lathian to invite, Old High German ladōn Date: 14th century 1. an object usually of leather… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Industrial espionage — Teapot with Actresses, Vezzi porcelain factory, Venice, ca. 1725. The Vezzi brothers were involved in a series of incidents of industrial espionage. It was these actions that led to the secret of manufacturing Meissen porcelain becoming widely… … Wikipedia
Seduction — In sociology, seduction (also called inveigling or wheedling) is the process of deliberately enticing a person to engage in some sort of behavior, frequently sexual in nature. The term may have a positive or negative connotation. Famous seducers… … Wikipedia
