- inveigle someone into
- persuade by deception or flattery.→ inveigle
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
inveigle someone into
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inveigle — ► VERB (usu. inveigle someone into) ▪ persuade by deception or flattery. DERIVATIVES inveiglement noun. ORIGIN Old French aveugler to blind … English terms dictionary
inveigle into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms inveigle into : present tense I/you/we/they inveigle into he/she/it inveigles into present participle inveigling into past tense inveigled into past participle inveigled into formal inveigle someone into… … English dictionary
inveigle — in|vei|gle [ ın veıgl, ın vigl ] verb ,inveigle into phrasal verb transitive FORMAL inveigle someone into something to persuade someone to do something by using clever or dishonest methods … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inveigle — [[t]ɪnve͟ɪg(ə)l[/t]] inveigles, inveigling, inveigled VERB If you inveigle someone into doing something, you cleverly persuade them to do it when they do not really want to. [FORMAL] [V n into n/ ing] She inveigles Paco into a plot to swindle… … English dictionary
inveigle — [ɪn vi:g(ə)l, ɪn veɪg(ə)l] verb (usu. inveigle someone into) persuade by deception or flattery. Derivatives inveiglement noun Origin C15: from Anglo Norman Fr. envegler, alt. of OFr. aveugler to blind … English new terms dictionary
talk someone into something — don t even try to talk me into giving you another loan Syn: persuade into, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring around to, inveigle into, wheedle into, sweet talk into, prevail on someone to; informal hustle into, fast talk into … Thesaurus of popular words
talk someone into something — PERSUADE INTO, argue into, cajole into, coax into, bring round to, inveigle into, wheedle into, prevail on someone to; informal sweet talk into, hustle, fast talk. → talk … Useful english dictionary
inveigle — in|vei|gle [ınˈveıgəl, ınˈvi: US ınˈveı ] v inveigle into [inveigle sb into sth] phr v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: aveugler to make blind , from aveugle blind , from Medieval Latin ab oculis without eyes ] to persuade someone to do what… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inveigle — verb inveigle sb into sth phrasal verb (T) formal to persuade someone to do what you want, especially in a dishonest way: She had inveigled me into taking messages to her lover … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inveigle into — ˌinveigle ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they inveigle into he/she/it inveigles into present participle inveigling into past tens … Useful english dictionary
