inveigle

(ĭn-vā'gəl, -vē'-)
tr.v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

1. To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk. See synonyms at lure.
2. To obtain by cajolery: inveigled a free pass to the museum.

[Middle English envegle, alteration of Old French aveugler, to blind, from aveugle, blind, from Vulgar Latin *aboculus : Latin ab-, away from; see ab-¹ + Latin oculus, eye (probably loan-translation of Gaulish exsops : exs-, from + ops, eye).]

inveiglement in·vei'gle·ment n.
inveigler in·vei'gler n.

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The recommended pronunciation of this verb meaning 'to entice or persuade by guile' is in-vay-gǝl rather than the alternative in-vee-gǝl.

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verb

To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action: allure, entice, lure, seduce, tempt. Idioms: lead astray. See persuasion/dissuasion.

v

Definition: entice, manipulate
Antonyms: disenchant, disgust, turn off

IN BRIEF: To acquire by ingenuity or flattery.

[The ego's greatest triumph] is to inveigle us into believing its best interests are our best interests, and even into identifying our very survival with its own. This is a savage irony, considering that ego is at the root of all our suffering. — Sogyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist writer & meditation master.

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• Strategy and Tactics - inveigle: (vb) obtain, persuade, or entice by flattery and artful talk

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forlede, lokke

Nederlands (Dutch)
verleiden tot

Français (French)
v. tr. - convaincre

Deutsch (German)
v. - jmdn. zu etwas verleiten, verlocken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεγελώ, εξαπατώ

Italiano (Italian)
allettare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - seduzir com artimanhas

Русский (Russian)
обольщать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - embaucar, engatusar, engañar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - locka, förleda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诱骗, 骗取

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誘騙, 騙取

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 유혹하다, (감언으로)얻어내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 釣り込む, おびき寄せる, そそのかす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغري, يغوي ( وخاصه بالتملق)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיתה, שכנע בתחבולה‬

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