inveigle
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.
Origin of inveigle
1Other words for inveigle
Other words from inveigle
- in·vei·gle·ment, noun
- in·vei·gler, noun
- un·in·vei·gled, adjective
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How to use inveigle in a sentence
He would not ask me why I had inveigled his beautiful black cat on to my poisonous premises.
But the secret process of the special kind of material which he manufactured he inveigled out of a comrade in arms.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempThis ruse worked well for some time, but finally the Folk no longer were inveigled into showing themselves.
Before Adam | Jack LondonAnd once the person is declared insane, into a private mad-house he is inveigled, never again to see the light of day.
Shadow, the Mysterious Detective | Police Captain HowardHer real delight and enthusiasm were for the surprise parties, to which she always inveigled her mother when it was possible.
Magnum Bonum | Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for inveigle
/ (ɪnˈviːɡəl, -ˈveɪ-) /
(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
Origin of inveigle
1Derived forms of inveigle
- inveiglement, noun
- inveigler, noun
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