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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.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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:
inveigle
/ -ˈveɪ-; ɪnˈviËÉ¡É™l /
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
- ¾±²Ôˈ±¹±ð¾±²µ±ô±ð°ù, noun
- ¾±²Ôˈ±¹±ð¾±²µ±ô±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±²Ô·±¹±ð¾±î€ƒg±ô±ð·³¾±ð²Ô³Ù noun
- ¾±²Ô·±¹±ð¾±î€ƒg±ô±ð°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ôi²Ô·±¹±ð¾±î€ƒg±ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of inveigle1
Example Sentences
Prosecutors accuse Bateman of working with three of the women he says are his wives to “unlawfully seize, confine, inveigle, decoy, kidnap, abduct and carry away†three children and transport them to Washington state.
What happened over the next four decades is a chilling tale of deception in which a man pretended to be the missing son of the landlord and inveigled himself into his house.
All of those thinly veiled efforts to inveigle an answer are met with a stock response.
Just as you've bribed, bought, and inveigled your way out of scandals and bankruptcies, so you'll believe you can bluster and wriggle your way out of this moment, too.
Guilfoyle also allegedly inveigled her with a private-plane trip to Rome, a cut of future speaking fees and a chance to report for the network.
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