inveigle
verb (used with object)
to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into).
have inveigled
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present perfectof inveigle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Who else could have inveigled twenty people to the farthest extremity of the school to throw snowballs at each other?
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
You have inveigled me here to rob me.
From Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field by Harlan Page Halsey
The howl of the jackal was always bad if heard during the day, and the gang immediately quitted the locality, leaving untouched any victims whom they might have inveigled, however wealthy.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
She must have been poor, and have inveigled Amos into marrying her, knowing that he was heir to Flixworth Manor.
From Amos Huntingdon by Theodore P. Wilson
One snug little man, a Welsh curate, I believe, was certain it was the bar-maid of an inn at Bath, who is said to have inveigled a young nobleman into matrimony.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 01 by Maria Edgeworth
