inveigle

American  

[in-vey-guhl, -vee-] / ɪnˈveɪ gəl, -ˈvi- /

verb (used with object)

inveigled, inveigling

1. to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed byinto ).

   to inveigle a person into playing bridge.

   Synonyms:

   persuade, beguile, induce

2. to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from oraway ).

   to inveigle a theater pass from a person.

   Synonyms:

   wheedle

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inveigle British  

/ -ˈveɪ-, ɪnˈviːɡəl /

verb

1. (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

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Other Word Forms

• inveiglement noun
• inveigler noun
• uninveigled adjective

Etymology

Origin of inveigle

1485–95; variant of envegle < Anglo-French enveogler, equivalent to en- en- ¹ + Old French ( a ) vogler to blind, derivative of avogle blind < Vulgar Latin *aboculus eyeless, adj. derivative of phrase *ab oculīs without eyes. See ab-, ocular

Example Sentences

What happened over the next four decades is a chilling tale of deception in which a man pretended to be the missing son of the landlord and inveigled himself into his house.

From BBC

All of those thinly veiled efforts to inveigle an answer are met with a stock response.

From New York Times

Just as you've bribed, bought, and inveigled your way out of scandals and bankruptcies, so you'll believe you can bluster and wriggle your way out of this moment, too.

From Salon

Guilfoyle also allegedly inveigled her with a private-plane trip to Rome, a cut of future speaking fees and a chance to report for the network.

From Salon

You worry that if you don’t try to inveigle yourself into their circle you’ll lose out on valuable professional relationships.

From Seattle Times