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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 byinto ).
to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
Synonyms: , ,to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from oraway ).
to inveigle a theater pass from a person.
Synonyms:
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
Other Word Forms
- inveiglement noun
- inveigler noun
- uninveigled adjective
- ˈ noun
- ˈԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Word 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.
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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