inveigle
verb (used with object)
to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into).
had inveigled
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past perfectof inveigle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It turned out the man was an inveterate liar and conman who had inveigled his way into Howard's affections by meticulously researching her life.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2013
Poor old McClintock, whom Napier had inveigled into this trap; McClintock, his heavy shoulder, his sou'wester, and a bristle of beard stamped for an instant on that blinding, impossible light.
From The Messenger by Elizabeth Robins
The Admiral came down in great indignation, thought these Prescotts had inveigled poor Henry, broke everything hastily off, and shipped him off to Canada to his brothers, George and John.
From Modern Broods by Charlotte Mary Yonge
This girl who had inveigled her handsome son into a low marriage was dead.
From Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love by Laura Jean Libbey
She described with the most vivid minuteness the agonies of the country families whom he had ruined—the sons whom he had plunged into dishonour and poverty—the daughters whom he had inveigled into perdition.
From Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
