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inveigle
UK /ɪnˈveɪɡl̩/ US /ɪnˈveɪɡəl/
verb 4
Collocations
3VERB + INVEIGLE
tried
INVEIGLE + NOUN
discussion
PREP.
into
Definitions
verb
1
To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
And he that could with giftes and promiſes, / Inueigle him that lead a thouſand horſe, / And make him falſe his faith vnto his King, / Will quickly win ſuch as be like himſelfe.
And therefore hereto he inveigleth, not only the Sadduces and ſuch as retaine unto the Church of God, but is alſo content that Epicurus Democritus or any of the heathen ſhould hold the ſame.
2
To obtain through guile or cunning.
He inveigled an introduction to my sister from me.
As Louisa had no desire to receive the attentions of the Prince, and Lady Penrhyn was well-practised in the art of inveigling, she would have soon carried her point, if she had not met with one who disputed the prize almost as adroitly as herself;...
3
To fool, to delude, to blind in judgement.
4
To ensnare, to entangle.
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And he that could with giftes and promiſes, / Inueigle him that lead a thouſand horſe, / And make him falſe his faith vnto his King, / Will quickly win ſuch as be like himſelfe.
Wiktionary02
And therefore hereto he inveigleth, not only the Sadduces and ſuch as retaine unto the Church of God, but is alſo content that Epicurus Democritus or any of the heathen ſhould hold the ſame.
Wiktionary03
But in the mean time […] it looks all ſo like ſubterfuge and inveagling; it is ſo nauſeating and teadious a task, that no man thinks he ovvs the Author ſo much ſervice as to find out the reaſon of his
Wiktionary04
Larsen tried to inveigle me into discussion.
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