Inveigle
11inveigle — UK [ɪnˈveɪɡ(ə)l] / US / UK [ɪnˈviːɡ(ə)l] / US [ɪnˈvɪɡ(ə)l] verb Word forms inveigle : present tense I/you/we/they inveigle he/she/it inveigles present participle inveigling past tense inveigled past participle inveigled Phrasal verbs: inveigle… …
12inveigle — inveiglement, n. inveigler, n. /in vay geuhl, vee /, v.t., inveigled, inveigling. 1. to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually fol. by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge. 2. to acquire, win, or… …
13inveigle — in|vei|gle [ ın veıgl, ın vigl ] verb ,inveigle into phrasal verb transitive FORMAL inveigle someone into something to persuade someone to do something by using clever or dishonest methods …
14inveigle — v 1.Usu. inveigle into ensnare, enmesh, entangle, catch, Sl. rope in, Sl. suck in, bamboozle, delude; persuade, talk into, convince, induce, move; entice, lure, allure, decoy, tempt, beguile, seduce, tantalize, pique, Archaic. trepan; wheedle,… …
15inveigle — [[t]ɪnve͟ɪg(ə)l[/t]] inveigles, inveigling, inveigled VERB If you inveigle someone into doing something, you cleverly persuade them to do it when they do not really want to. [FORMAL] [V n into n/ ing] She inveigles Paco into a plot to swindle… …
16inveigle — [ɪn vi:g(ə)l, ɪn veɪg(ə)l] verb (usu. inveigle someone into) persuade by deception or flattery. Derivatives inveiglement noun Origin C15: from Anglo Norman Fr. envegler, alt. of OFr. aveugler to blind …
17inveigle — verb inveigle sb into sth phrasal verb (T) formal to persuade someone to do what you want, especially in a dishonest way: She had inveigled me into taking messages to her lover …
18inveigle — verb planted in colleges throughout the country are brainwashed members whose only mission is to inveigle unsuspecting students into the cult Syn: entice, tempt, lure, seduce, beguile; wheedle, cajole, coax, persuade; informal sweet talk, soft… …
19inveigle — in•vei•gle [[t]ɪnˈveɪ gəl, ˈvi [/t]] v. t. gled, gling 1) to entice or lure by artful talk or inducements 2) to acquire by beguiling talk or methods: to inveigle a door pass from the usher[/ex] • Etymology: 1485–95; var. of envegle < AF… …
20inveigle — /ɪnˈveɪgəl / (say in vayguhl) verb (t) (inveigled, inveigling) 1. to draw (into, sometimes from, away, etc.) by beguiling or artful inducements: to inveigle a person into playing bridge. 2. to allure, win, or seduce by beguiling. {late Middle… …
