inveigle[verb]Synonyms: lure, allure, bait, decoy, entice, entrap, lead on, seduce, tempt, toll
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧vei‧gle /ɪnˈveɪɡ
əl, ɪnˈviː- $ ɪnˈveɪ-/
verb[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: aveugler 'to make blind', from aveugle 'blind', from Medieval Latin ab oculis 'without eyes']
inveigle somebody into something phrasal verb formal to persuade someone to do what you want, especially in a dishonest way
inveigle somebody into doing something
She had inveigled me into taking messages to her lover. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲