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Definition of inveigle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

inveigle

 verb
verb
NAmE//ɪnˈveɪɡl//
 
inveigle somebody/yourself (into something/into doing something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they inveigle
 
he / she / it inveigles
 
past simple inveigled
 
-ing form inveigling
 
 
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to achieve control over someone in a dishonest but skillful way, especially so that they will do what you want He inveigled himself into her affections (= dishonestly made her love him).
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