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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 the 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 [ɪnˈviːg^əl -ˈveɪ-]

vb

(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

[from Old French avogler to blind, deceive, from avogle blind, from Medieval Latin ab oculis without eyes]

inveiglement  n

inveigler  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

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inveigle

noun coax, persuade, lure, manipulate, manoeuvre, seduce, entice, lead on, beguile, allure, cajole, ensnare, bamboozle (informal), entrap, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal) She inveigles him into a plot to swindle the old lady.

Translations

inveigle [ɪnˈviːgl] VT she inveigled him up to her room → lo indujo mañosamente a subir a su habitación
to inveigle sb into doing sth → inducir a algn mediante engaño a que haga algo
he let himself be inveigled into it → se dejó inducir a ello
he was inveigled into the duke's service → fue inducido hábilmente a entrar a servir al duque

inveigle [ɪnˈviːg^əl ɪnˈveɪg^əl] vt
to inveigle sb into sth → convaincre qn de s'embarquer dans qch
customers whom they wish to inveigle into some new credit scheme → des clients qu'ils aimeraient convaincre de s'embarquer dans un nouveau crédit

inveigle

vt (liter) → verleiten (into zu); (= lure) → locken; to inveigle somebody into doing something → jdn dazu verleiten or verlocken, etw zu tun

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

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