inveigle

in·vei·gle

I0213700 (ĭn-vā′gəl, -vē′-)tr.v. in·vei·gled, in·vei·gling, in·vei·gles 1. To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk: He inveigled a friend into becoming his tennis partner.2. To obtain by cajolery: inveigled a free pass to the museum.

[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 translation of Gaulish exsops : exs-, from + ops, eye); see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

in·vei′gle·ment n.in·vei′gler n.

inveigle

(ɪnˈviːɡəl; -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. [C15: from Old French avogler to blind, deceive, from avogle blind, from Medieval Latin ab oculis without eyes] inˈveiglement n inˈveigler n

in•vei•gle

(ɪnˈveɪ gəl, -ˈvi-)

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. [1485–95; variant of envegle < Anglo-French enveogler=en- en-¹ + Old French (a)vogler to blind] in•vei′gle•ment, n. in•vei′gler, n.

inveigle

Past participle: inveigled
Gerund: inveigling

Imperative
inveigle
inveigle

Present
I inveigle
you inveigle
he/she/it inveigles
we inveigle
you inveigle
they inveigle

Preterite
I inveigled
you inveigled
he/she/it inveigled
we inveigled
you inveigled
they inveigled

Present Continuous
I am inveigling
you are inveigling
he/she/it is inveigling
we are inveigling
you are inveigling
they are inveigling

Present Perfect
I have inveigled
you have inveigled
he/she/it has inveigled
we have inveigled
you have inveigled
they have inveigled

Past Continuous
I was inveigling
you were inveigling
he/she/it was inveigling
we were inveigling
you were inveigling
they were inveigling

Past Perfect
I had inveigled
you had inveigled
he/she/it had inveigled
we had inveigled
you had inveigled
they had inveigled

Future
I will inveigle
you will inveigle
he/she/it will inveigle
we will inveigle
you will inveigle
they will inveigle

Future Perfect
I will have inveigled
you will have inveigled
he/she/it will have inveigled
we will have inveigled
you will have inveigled
they will have inveigled

Future Continuous
I will be inveigling
you will be inveigling
he/she/it will be inveigling
we will be inveigling
you will be inveigling
they will be inveigling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inveigling
you have been inveigling
he/she/it has been inveigling
we have been inveigling
you have been inveigling
they have been inveigling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inveigling
you will have been inveigling
he/she/it will have been inveigling
we will have been inveigling
you will have been inveigling
they will have been inveigling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inveigling
you had been inveigling
he/she/it had been inveigling
we had been inveigling
you had been inveigling
they had been inveigling

Conditional
I would inveigle
you would inveigle
he/she/it would inveigle
we would inveigle
you would inveigle
they would inveigle

Past Conditional
I would have inveigled
you would have inveigled
he/she/it would have inveigled
we would have inveigled
you would have inveigled
they would have inveigled

Thesaurus

Verb

inveigle - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"blarney, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaverpersuade - 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 flatterybrowbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

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.

inveigle

verbTo beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action:allure, entice, lure, seduce, tempt.Idiom: lead astray.

Translations

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inveigle

inveigle (someone) into (something)

To trick or deceive someone into doing something. I'm just worried that she's using the kids to inveigle you into marrying her.See also: inveigle

inveigle (someone) out of (something)

To use trickery or cunning to obtain something from someone. A: "Does this sound too good to be true?" B: "Yeah, this is definitely a scam, Mom. If you invest, this guy is going to inveigle you out of thousands."See also: inveigle, of, out

inveigle (something) out of (someone)

inveigle someone into something

to coax or trick someone into doing something. We tried to inveigle her into attending, but she caught on to us. I was inveigled into doing it.See also: inveigle

inveigle someone out of something

to deceive someone into giving something up. Are you trying to inveigle me out of my money? I was inveigled out of my money by a common thief.See also: inveigle, of, out

inveigle something out of someone

to get something away from someone, usually by deception or persuasion. They inveigled a large donation out of Mrs. Smith. The crooks tried to inveigle a fortune out of the old lady.See also: inveigle, of, out

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inveigle (someone) into (something)

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inveigle someone out of something

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noun coax

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verb to beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action

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verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

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