inveigle

in·vei·gle  (n-vgl, -v-)

tr.v. in·vei·gled, in·vei·gling, in·vei·gles

1. To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk. See Synonyms at lure.

2. To obtain by cajolery: inveigled a free pass to museum.

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[Middle English envegle, alteration of Old French aveugler, to blind, from aveugle, blind, from Vulgar Latin *aboculus : Latin ab-, away from; see ab-¹ + Latin oculus, eye (probably loan-translation of Gaulish exsops : exs-, from + ops, eye); see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·veigle·ment n.

in·veigler n.

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inveigle

Verb

[-gling, -gled] to coax or manipulate (someone) into an action or situation [Old French avogler to blind, deceive]

inveiglement n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

inveigle - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" blarney, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" soft-soap - persuade someone through flattery browbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

Translations

inveigle [ɪnˈviːgl] vt to inveigle sb into (doing) sth → embaucar or engatusar a algn para (que haga) algo

inveigle [ɪnˈviːgl] vt to inveigle sb into (doing) sth → amener qn à (faire) qch (par la ruse or la flatterie)

inveigle [ɪnˈviːgl] vt to inveigle sb into sth/doing sth → jdn zu etw verleiten/dazu verleiten, etw zu tun

inveigle [ɪnˈviːgl] vt to inveigle sb into (doing) sth → circuire qn per (fargli fare) qc