单词 | inveigle |
释义 | inveigle/ɪnˈviːɡ(ə)l / /ɪnˈveɪɡ(ə)l /verb [with object and adverbial] 1Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery: he inveigled her back to his room...
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 (inveigle oneself or one's way into) Gain entrance to (a place) by using deception or flattery: Jones had inveigled himself into her house...
Derivativesinveiglement
OriginLate 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 |
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