inveigle
verb (used with object)
to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed byinto ).
inveigled
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past participleof inveigle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof inveigle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
inveigleverb (used with object)to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed byinto ).
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jul. 3, 2022
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 ● Oct. 3, 2020
A Miss Hungary finalist at 15, she was still a teenager when she inveigled a Turkish diplomat to the altar.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2019
More common was the enraged accusation that deceitful Northerners colluded with “slave stealers” and inveigled slaves to flee.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2018
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
