to inveigle
2
9.5
- verb
- /ɪnˈveɪɡəl/
- Formal
- Here, students need to be prodded and inveigled to reawaken their literary imaginations.
Examples
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Barton arranged a deception for me and another student of his by inveigling a couple of his women friends to pretend they were our "aunts" who would appear before the dorm mothers and testify in writing that they were our relatives and were taking us off campus for a night of wholesome and purely educational activities.
Fiction book (2000) -
Shortly, Seregil finds himself inveigled into sponsoring the charming lead actor, Atre, and his troupe... but there are a few things he doesn't know about his new project.
Blog text (25) -
"Thought I could inveigle you into some chess."
Fiction book (1996) -
I hate this game, the way she always inveigles me into her delusions.
Fiction book (1996) -
But she's so manipulative that she inveigles all of them to help.
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She was the cause of it, and if she hadn't inveigled his help, he wouldn't have been around waiting for her.
Fiction book (1997) -
She pleads, cajoles, beguiles, and inveigles.
Academic text (1991) -
Having failed to inveigle Vince into abandoning Amanda, Ari announces to her, with some bravado, "He'll be back, hack."
Academic text (2012) -
There were some email volleys with another station manager who inveigled me with the prospect of a weekly unpaid slot, but only if I didn't talk books and only if I dumbed things down.
Blog text (30) -
She used her charm to inveigle him into attending the party with her.
Synonyms
367
6.1
To control people or things in a clever, often dishonest way
359
2.7
To make someone agree or do something by giving reasons
58
4.9
To persuade someone to do something by offering something they want
53
4.1
To gently persuade someone by being kind and patient
30
4.9
Persuade someone to do something
27
5.3
To persuade someone by saying nice things to them
18
7.7
To persuade someone to do something by gentle talk and praise
11
7.1
Persuade someone to do what you want
10
4.4
Get someone to agree or do something by pressuring them
9
8.2
Try to make someone like you by praising them or doing kind things
6
6.7
To persuade someone to do something after repeated effort
5
7.9
To persuade someone by gentle praise or asking nicely
1
9.5
Persuade someone with flattering talk to gain an advantage
1
9.9
To gently persuade someone by praise or charm
To get someone to do something by saying nice things
Antonyms
How Persuasive
367
6.1
- Formal
2
9.5
18
7.7
53
4.1
359
2.7
∞
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Inveigle comes from an old French verb built with en- ('in') and a root that meant to 'bait' or 'lure', so imagine offering a small gift to tempt someone into a trap. That's why to inveigle someone is to persuade them by gentle trickery, flattery, or coaxing.