Definition of inveigle in English:

inveigle

verb ɪnˈveɪɡ(ə)lɪnˈviːɡ(ə)lɪnˈveɪɡəl

1with object and adverbial Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.
we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper
Example sentencesExamples
- The ego's greatest triumph is to inveigle us into believing its best interests are our best interests, and even into identifying our very survival with its own.
- Equally, the somewhat vulgar individuals known as ‘bar reps’ will attempt to inveigle you into participating in all manner of hideous rituals, known collectively as ‘drinking games’.
- Bobynin resists being inveigled into the regime's games.
- Newton had been inveigled into publishing his explanation of the rainbow, asserting that the colours of the rainbow are generated from white light (as from the Sun) merely because they are ‘differently refrangible’.
- The article related the story of a teenager who'd come to Father Shanley for counseling in the 1970s and was inveigled into a game of strip poker.
- Eventually the inebriated band were inveigled to call at a particular tavern where Hunter's hired help had made prior arrangements.
- Using his popularity and powers of persuasion, he inveigled a number of his teammates to enroll with him in the genetics course.
- When he was only a year old his mother inveigled a family friend, a 20-year-old dropout from the University of Minnesota, to take the lead role in a local play.
- Much of the corridor gossip centred on the success of Justice Minister in inveigling his cabinet colleagues to hold a special meeting in his beloved South Kerry next Monday.
- Only when she has managed to inveigle him into a marriage would the process of dismantling and rebuilding his character begin.
- Unsuspecting tourists are often inveigled into these institutions by local tourist guides who are hand-in-glove with the anti-social elements.
- In each of these institutional developments Kay met with and overcame opposition and faint-heartedness, rallied the support of the faithful, inveigled co-operation, and prevailed.
- A French girl is inveigled to Buenos Aires and then forced to work as a prostitute by local gangsters.
- The dog makes one last attempt to inveigle her into a game of ‘fetch’, and fails to move her.
- Once, after inveigling my way, wide-eyed, into the great man's company, I asked him how a man who was as emaciated as he was found the energy to fight as he did.
- Emmy had even inveigled him to resume his incessant smoking once more.
- I made some suggestions about how the men might be inveigled into such a discussion.
- He laughed easily, inveigling those around him into the shared complicity of his humour.
- In her early 20s, Dido realised she wanted a career in music and inveigled her elder brother Rollo, founder of the successful dance group Faithless, into giving her a job as a backing singer.
- I deplore the fact that, from Beijing to Belfast, youngsters are inveigled into putting themselves in the front line of politics even when bullets are involved.
Synonyms
cajole, wheedle, coax, persuade, convince, talk
tempt, lure, allure, entice, ensnare, seduce, flatter, beguile, dupe, fool
informal sweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up, twist someone's arm, con, bamboozle
North American informal sucker
archaic blandish
1. 1.1inveigle oneself" or "one's way into Gain entrance to (a place) by using deception or flattery.
  Jones had inveigled himself into her house
  Example sentencesExamples
  The first question asked whether I felt that it was a matter of amusement that Mohammed said he was Italian, in order to inveigle his way into the affections of a New Zealand woman.
  Roy, looking sharp in a grey suit, had managed to inveigle his way into City Hall through the side entrance.
  It's like trying to inveigle myself into the best house ever, and yet knowing all the time that no matter how great I am, there'll always be someone they like better than me.
  Bad corporations have long been inveigling their way into the pubic mind.
  In an echo of Potter's earlier ‘visitation’ plays, Kitchen's character, Martin, inveigles himself into people's lives and homes by cold reading them like a stage hypnotist.
  She inveigles herself into their lives and seduces or enraptures each of them before vanishing.
  Bewitched by Sylvia's beauty, he inveigled himself into her life, throwing his money around and trying to manage the family's affairs while her husband Arthur stoically accepted it.
  You inveigled yourself into the home of a lady.
  He inveigled himself into the workings of the claimant company indicating to them that he was a solicitor and could assist them in litigation with which they were involved.
  He determines to extract the secret from the Countess and inveigle himself into Lisa's good graces.
  In this case the protagonists are two brothers - weak, aimless Aston and aggressive, controlling Mick - and Davies, the tramp who inveigles himself into their lives.
  In desperate straits, Nancy senses an opportunity to play on the gratitude of the college and so she and Jake travel to England to inveigle themselves into St Maud's.
  In The Caretaker, Davies, the manipulative tramp, attempts to inveigle his way into the slow-witted Aston's flat.
  It purports to be a tale about a man who inveigles himself into a false identity, but this aspect of the plot never emerges clearly.
  Nigel is a scriptwriter, Julian a budding actor; they share an apartment and spend their days trying desperately to inveigle their way into the film business.
  Meena manages to inveigle her way into Anita's gang, but exams, puberty and an undercurrent of racism in their small community turns the friendship sour.
  In Eden Satan inveigled himself at the level of man's trust, asking ‘Hath God said?’
  He said that they made him feel welcome and he had an ulterior motive in inveigling himself into their company.
  The next section of the book brings in a ‘retired’ Japanese Army officer, who despite having been involved in the Death Railway has somehow inveigled himself into a position of power in Thai society.
  The boys inveigled their way into an open safe in the bank and then set off.

Derivatives

inveiglement

noun ɪnˈveɪɡ(ə)lm(ə)ntɪnˈviːɡ(ə)lm(ə)ntɪnˈveɪɡəlmənt

Spokes said it with an air of either respect or inveiglement.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense 'beguile, deceive'; formerly also as enveigle): from Anglo-Norman French envegler, alteration of Old French aveugler 'to blind', from aveugle 'blind'.

Rhymes

bagel, finagle, Hegel, Schlegel

Definition of inveigle in US English:

inveigle

verbɪnˈveɪɡəlinˈvāɡəl

1with object and adverbial Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.
we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper
Example sentencesExamples
- Equally, the somewhat vulgar individuals known as ‘bar reps’ will attempt to inveigle you into participating in all manner of hideous rituals, known collectively as ‘drinking games’.
- The ego's greatest triumph is to inveigle us into believing its best interests are our best interests, and even into identifying our very survival with its own.
- I deplore the fact that, from Beijing to Belfast, youngsters are inveigled into putting themselves in the front line of politics even when bullets are involved.
- Eventually the inebriated band were inveigled to call at a particular tavern where Hunter's hired help had made prior arrangements.
- In her early 20s, Dido realised she wanted a career in music and inveigled her elder brother Rollo, founder of the successful dance group Faithless, into giving her a job as a backing singer.
- A French girl is inveigled to Buenos Aires and then forced to work as a prostitute by local gangsters.
- He laughed easily, inveigling those around him into the shared complicity of his humour.
- Newton had been inveigled into publishing his explanation of the rainbow, asserting that the colours of the rainbow are generated from white light (as from the Sun) merely because they are ‘differently refrangible’.
- Once, after inveigling my way, wide-eyed, into the great man's company, I asked him how a man who was as emaciated as he was found the energy to fight as he did.
- The dog makes one last attempt to inveigle her into a game of ‘fetch’, and fails to move her.
- In each of these institutional developments Kay met with and overcame opposition and faint-heartedness, rallied the support of the faithful, inveigled co-operation, and prevailed.
- Only when she has managed to inveigle him into a marriage would the process of dismantling and rebuilding his character begin.
- Using his popularity and powers of persuasion, he inveigled a number of his teammates to enroll with him in the genetics course.
- I made some suggestions about how the men might be inveigled into such a discussion.
- Much of the corridor gossip centred on the success of Justice Minister in inveigling his cabinet colleagues to hold a special meeting in his beloved South Kerry next Monday.
- The article related the story of a teenager who'd come to Father Shanley for counseling in the 1970s and was inveigled into a game of strip poker.
- Emmy had even inveigled him to resume his incessant smoking once more.
- Bobynin resists being inveigled into the regime's games.
- When he was only a year old his mother inveigled a family friend, a 20-year-old dropout from the University of Minnesota, to take the lead role in a local play.
- Unsuspecting tourists are often inveigled into these institutions by local tourist guides who are hand-in-glove with the anti-social elements.
Synonyms
cajole, wheedle, coax, persuade, convince, talk
1. 1.1inveigle oneself" or "one's way into Gain entrance to (a place) by persuading (someone) with deception or flattery.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He determines to extract the secret from the Countess and inveigle himself into Lisa's good graces.
  Roy, looking sharp in a grey suit, had managed to inveigle his way into City Hall through the side entrance.
  She inveigles herself into their lives and seduces or enraptures each of them before vanishing.
  In desperate straits, Nancy senses an opportunity to play on the gratitude of the college and so she and Jake travel to England to inveigle themselves into St Maud's.
  In an echo of Potter's earlier ‘visitation’ plays, Kitchen's character, Martin, inveigles himself into people's lives and homes by cold reading them like a stage hypnotist.
  You inveigled yourself into the home of a lady.
  Bad corporations have long been inveigling their way into the pubic mind.
  In this case the protagonists are two brothers - weak, aimless Aston and aggressive, controlling Mick - and Davies, the tramp who inveigles himself into their lives.
  In Eden Satan inveigled himself at the level of man's trust, asking ‘Hath God said?’
  The first question asked whether I felt that it was a matter of amusement that Mohammed said he was Italian, in order to inveigle his way into the affections of a New Zealand woman.
  The next section of the book brings in a ‘retired’ Japanese Army officer, who despite having been involved in the Death Railway has somehow inveigled himself into a position of power in Thai society.
  Meena manages to inveigle her way into Anita's gang, but exams, puberty and an undercurrent of racism in their small community turns the friendship sour.
  It purports to be a tale about a man who inveigles himself into a false identity, but this aspect of the plot never emerges clearly.
  Bewitched by Sylvia's beauty, he inveigled himself into her life, throwing his money around and trying to manage the family's affairs while her husband Arthur stoically accepted it.
  Nigel is a scriptwriter, Julian a budding actor; they share an apartment and spend their days trying desperately to inveigle their way into the film business.
  It's like trying to inveigle myself into the best house ever, and yet knowing all the time that no matter how great I am, there'll always be someone they like better than me.
  He said that they made him feel welcome and he had an ulterior motive in inveigling himself into their company.
  In The Caretaker, Davies, the manipulative tramp, attempts to inveigle his way into the slow-witted Aston's flat.
  The boys inveigled their way into an open safe in the bank and then set off.
  He inveigled himself into the workings of the claimant company indicating to them that he was a solicitor and could assist them in litigation with which they were involved.

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense ‘beguile, deceive’; formerly also as enveigle): from Anglo-Norman French envegler, alteration of Old French aveugler ‘to blind’, from aveugle ‘blind’.

单词	inveigle
释义	Definition of inveigle in English: inveigle verb ɪnˈveɪɡ(ə)lɪnˈviːɡ(ə)lɪnˈveɪɡəl 1with object and adverbial Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery. we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper Example sentencesExamples The ego's greatest triumph is to inveigle us into believing its best interests are our best interests, and even into identifying our very survival with its own. Equally, the somewhat vulgar individuals known as ‘bar reps’ will attempt to inveigle you into participating in all manner of hideous rituals, known collectively as ‘drinking games’. Bobynin resists being inveigled into the regime's games. Newton had been inveigled into publishing his explanation of the rainbow, asserting that the colours of the rainbow are generated from white light (as from the Sun) merely because they are ‘differently refrangible’. The article related the story of a teenager who'd come to Father Shanley for counseling in the 1970s and was inveigled into a game of strip poker. Eventually the inebriated band were inveigled to call at a particular tavern where Hunter's hired help had made prior arrangements. Using his popularity and powers of persuasion, he inveigled a number of his teammates to enroll with him in the genetics course. When he was only a year old his mother inveigled a family friend, a 20-year-old dropout from the University of Minnesota, to take the lead role in a local play. Much of the corridor gossip centred on the success of Justice Minister in inveigling his cabinet colleagues to hold a special meeting in his beloved South Kerry next Monday. Only when she has managed to inveigle him into a marriage would the process of dismantling and rebuilding his character begin. Unsuspecting tourists are often inveigled into these institutions by local tourist guides who are hand-in-glove with the anti-social elements. In each of these institutional developments Kay met with and overcame opposition and faint-heartedness, rallied the support of the faithful, inveigled co-operation, and prevailed. A French girl is inveigled to Buenos Aires and then forced to work as a prostitute by local gangsters. The dog makes one last attempt to inveigle her into a game of ‘fetch’, and fails to move her. Once, after inveigling my way, wide-eyed, into the great man's company, I asked him how a man who was as emaciated as he was found the energy to fight as he did. Emmy had even inveigled him to resume his incessant smoking once more. I made some suggestions about how the men might be inveigled into such a discussion. He laughed easily, inveigling those around him into the shared complicity of his humour. In her early 20s, Dido realised she wanted a career in music and inveigled her elder brother Rollo, founder of the successful dance group Faithless, into giving her a job as a backing singer. I deplore the fact that, from Beijing to Belfast, youngsters are inveigled into putting themselves in the front line of politics even when bullets are involved. Synonyms cajole, wheedle, coax, persuade, convince, talk tempt, lure, allure, entice, ensnare, seduce, flatter, beguile, dupe, fool informal sweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up, twist someone's arm, con, bamboozle North American informal sucker archaic blandish 1.1inveigle oneself" or "one's way into Gain entrance to (a place) by using deception or flattery. Jones had inveigled himself into her house Example sentencesExamples The first question asked whether I felt that it was a matter of amusement that Mohammed said he was Italian, in order to inveigle his way into the affections of a New Zealand woman. Roy, looking sharp in a grey suit, had managed to inveigle his way into City Hall through the side entrance. It's like trying to inveigle myself into the best house ever, and yet knowing all the time that no matter how great I am, there'll always be someone they like better than me. Bad corporations have long been inveigling their way into the pubic mind. In an echo of Potter's earlier ‘visitation’ plays, Kitchen's character, Martin, inveigles himself into people's lives and homes by cold reading them like a stage hypnotist. She inveigles herself into their lives and seduces or enraptures each of them before vanishing. Bewitched by Sylvia's beauty, he inveigled himself into her life, throwing his money around and trying to manage the family's affairs while her husband Arthur stoically accepted it. You inveigled yourself into the home of a lady. He inveigled himself into the workings of the claimant company indicating to them that he was a solicitor and could assist them in litigation with which they were involved. He determines to extract the secret from the Countess and inveigle himself into Lisa's good graces. In this case the protagonists are two brothers - weak, aimless Aston and aggressive, controlling Mick - and Davies, the tramp who inveigles himself into their lives. In desperate straits, Nancy senses an opportunity to play on the gratitude of the college and so she and Jake travel to England to inveigle themselves into St Maud's. In The Caretaker, Davies, the manipulative tramp, attempts to inveigle his way into the slow-witted Aston's flat. It purports to be a tale about a man who inveigles himself into a false identity, but this aspect of the plot never emerges clearly. Nigel is a scriptwriter, Julian a budding actor; they share an apartment and spend their days trying desperately to inveigle their way into the film business. Meena manages to inveigle her way into Anita's gang, but exams, puberty and an undercurrent of racism in their small community turns the friendship sour. In Eden Satan inveigled himself at the level of man's trust, asking ‘Hath God said?’ He said that they made him feel welcome and he had an ulterior motive in inveigling himself into their company. The next section of the book brings in a ‘retired’ Japanese Army officer, who despite having been involved in the Death Railway has somehow inveigled himself into a position of power in Thai society. The boys inveigled their way into an open safe in the bank and then set off. Derivatives inveiglement noun ɪnˈveɪɡ(ə)lm(ə)ntɪnˈviːɡ(ə)lm(ə)ntɪnˈveɪɡəlmənt Spokes said it with an air of either respect or inveiglement. Origin Late 15th century (in the sense 'beguile, deceive'; formerly also as enveigle): from Anglo-Norman French envegler, alteration of Old French aveugler 'to blind', from aveugle 'blind'. Rhymes bagel, finagle, Hegel, Schlegel Definition of inveigle in US English: inveigle verbɪnˈveɪɡəlinˈvāɡəl 1with object and adverbial Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery. we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper Example sentencesExamples Equally, the somewhat vulgar individuals known as ‘bar reps’ will attempt to inveigle you into participating in all manner of hideous rituals, known collectively as ‘drinking games’. The ego's greatest triumph is to inveigle us into believing its best interests are our best interests, and even into identifying our very survival with its own. I deplore the fact that, from Beijing to Belfast, youngsters are inveigled into putting themselves in the front line of politics even when bullets are involved. Eventually the inebriated band were inveigled to call at a particular tavern where Hunter's hired help had made prior arrangements. In her early 20s, Dido realised she wanted a career in music and inveigled her elder brother Rollo, founder of the successful dance group Faithless, into giving her a job as a backing singer. A French girl is inveigled to Buenos Aires and then forced to work as a prostitute by local gangsters. He laughed easily, inveigling those around him into the shared complicity of his humour. Newton had been inveigled into publishing his explanation of the rainbow, asserting that the colours of the rainbow are generated from white light (as from the Sun) merely because they are ‘differently refrangible’. Once, after inveigling my way, wide-eyed, into the great man's company, I asked him how a man who was as emaciated as he was found the energy to fight as he did. The dog makes one last attempt to inveigle her into a game of ‘fetch’, and fails to move her. In each of these institutional developments Kay met with and overcame opposition and faint-heartedness, rallied the support of the faithful, inveigled co-operation, and prevailed. Only when she has managed to inveigle him into a marriage would the process of dismantling and rebuilding his character begin. Using his popularity and powers of persuasion, he inveigled a number of his teammates to enroll with him in the genetics course. I made some suggestions about how the men might be inveigled into such a discussion. Much of the corridor gossip centred on the success of Justice Minister in inveigling his cabinet colleagues to hold a special meeting in his beloved South Kerry next Monday. The article related the story of a teenager who'd come to Father Shanley for counseling in the 1970s and was inveigled into a game of strip poker. Emmy had even inveigled him to resume his incessant smoking once more. Bobynin resists being inveigled into the regime's games. When he was only a year old his mother inveigled a family friend, a 20-year-old dropout from the University of Minnesota, to take the lead role in a local play. Unsuspecting tourists are often inveigled into these institutions by local tourist guides who are hand-in-glove with the anti-social elements. Synonyms cajole, wheedle, coax, persuade, convince, talk 1.1inveigle oneself" or "one's way into Gain entrance to (a place) by persuading (someone) with deception or flattery. Example sentencesExamples He determines to extract the secret from the Countess and inveigle himself into Lisa's good graces. Roy, looking sharp in a grey suit, had managed to inveigle his way into City Hall through the side entrance. She inveigles herself into their lives and seduces or enraptures each of them before vanishing. In desperate straits, Nancy senses an opportunity to play on the gratitude of the college and so she and Jake travel to England to inveigle themselves into St Maud's. In an echo of Potter's earlier ‘visitation’ plays, Kitchen's character, Martin, inveigles himself into people's lives and homes by cold reading them like a stage hypnotist. You inveigled yourself into the home of a lady. Bad corporations have long been inveigling their way into the pubic mind. In this case the protagonists are two brothers - weak, aimless Aston and aggressive, controlling Mick - and Davies, the tramp who inveigles himself into their lives. In Eden Satan inveigled himself at the level of man's trust, asking ‘Hath God said?’ The first question asked whether I felt that it was a matter of amusement that Mohammed said he was Italian, in order to inveigle his way into the affections of a New Zealand woman. The next section of the book brings in a ‘retired’ Japanese Army officer, who despite having been involved in the Death Railway has somehow inveigled himself into a position of power in Thai society. Meena manages to inveigle her way into Anita's gang, but exams, puberty and an undercurrent of racism in their small community turns the friendship sour. It purports to be a tale about a man who inveigles himself into a false identity, but this aspect of the plot never emerges clearly. Bewitched by Sylvia's beauty, he inveigled himself into her life, throwing his money around and trying to manage the family's affairs while her husband Arthur stoically accepted it. Nigel is a scriptwriter, Julian a budding actor; they share an apartment and spend their days trying desperately to inveigle their way into the film business. It's like trying to inveigle myself into the best house ever, and yet knowing all the time that no matter how great I am, there'll always be someone they like better than me. He said that they made him feel welcome and he had an ulterior motive in inveigling himself into their company. In The Caretaker, Davies, the manipulative tramp, attempts to inveigle his way into the slow-witted Aston's flat. The boys inveigled their way into an open safe in the bank and then set off. He inveigled himself into the workings of the claimant company indicating to them that he was a solicitor and could assist them in litigation with which they were involved. Origin Late 15th century (in the sense ‘beguile, deceive’; formerly also as enveigle): from Anglo-Norman French envegler, alteration of Old French aveugler ‘to blind’, from aveugle ‘blind’.
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