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inveigle
[ in-vey-guhl, -vee- ]
verb (used with object)
- to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into ):
to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from or away ):
to inveigle a theater pass from a person.
Synonyms: wheedle
inveigle
/ -ˈveɪ-; ɪnˈviːɡəl /
verb
- tr; often foll by into or an infinitive to lead (someone into a situation) or persuade (to do something) by cleverness or trickery; cajole
to inveigle customers into spending more
Derived Forms
- inˈveigler, noun
- inˈveiglement, noun
Other Words From
- in·veigle·ment noun
- in·veigler noun
- unin·veigled adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of inveigle1
Example Sentences
No, sir; the policy is to inveigle the people of the North into civil war, by masking the design in smooth and ambiguous terms.
Thus the German princess always endeavoured to inveigle the friends of the people.
I have spent them in the company of villains, who, for some purpose of their own, are striving to inveigle me in their plots.
If I could only inveigle my tormentors into the trap, they might be caught there longer than they liked.
After vainly trying to inveigle Locke into a fault, the government resolved to punish him without one.
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