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Inveigle (Verb)

Meaning

Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • She successfully inveigled her reluctant friend into joining the singing competition.
  • With flattery and charm, the salesperson inveigled the customer into buying the more expensive model.
  • He managed to inveigle the strict teacher into giving him an extension on the project.
  • The tourists were inveigled by the street vendor into purchasing overpriced souvenirs.
  • The young actor was inveigled by the director into taking on a more challenging role.

Synonyms

  • Palaver
  • Sweet-talk
  • Blarney
  • Coax
  • Wheedle
  • Cajole

Hypernyms

  • Persuade

Hyponyms

  • Swagger
  • Bully
  • Browbeat
  • Soft-soap
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