as in to persuade
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Recent Examples of inveigle
Unlike his small-time Israeli rivals, the placards implied, Netanyahu was a savvy statesman who punched above his weight on the international stage, thanks to his unaccented English oratory and ability to inveigle the world’s most powerful people.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
On hand for the séance is a thoroughly skeptical Poirot, inveigled to attend by a mystery-novelist friend, Ariadne Oliver.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
Norman Mailer tried to inveigle his dinner guests into an orgy, and not long after wrote a cruel letter to Styron, breaking off their friendship.
—Marion Winik, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
At a ball where Byron was surrounded by a flock of ladies, Lamb inveigled the hostess to introduce her, and, having looked earnestly, wordlessly, into the poet’s face, Lamb immediately turned on her heel.
—Clare McHugh, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
Another threat that is likely to inveigle itself into the Web3 domain is phishing.
—Andrew Newman, Forbes, 4 May 2022
All of those thinly veiled efforts to inveigle an answer are met with a stock response.
—New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
To reach Peru, Dr. Koepcke had to first get to a port and inveigle his way onto a trans-Atlantic freighter.
—New York Times, 18 June 2021
The two cell-surface proteins that SARS-CoV-2 uses to make contact with its target cells and inveigle its way into them would fit into this category.
—The Economist, 20 Aug. 2020
Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
On hand for the séance is a thoroughly skeptical Poirot, inveigled to attend by a mystery-novelist friend, Ariadne Oliver.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
Norman Mailer tried to inveigle his dinner guests into an orgy, and not long after wrote a cruel letter to Styron, breaking off their friendship.
—Marion Winik, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
At a ball where Byron was surrounded by a flock of ladies, Lamb inveigled the hostess to introduce her, and, having looked earnestly, wordlessly, into the poet’s face, Lamb immediately turned on her heel.
—Clare McHugh, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
Another threat that is likely to inveigle itself into the Web3 domain is phishing.
—Andrew Newman, Forbes, 4 May 2022
All of those thinly veiled efforts to inveigle an answer are met with a stock response.
—New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
To reach Peru, Dr. Koepcke had to first get to a port and inveigle his way onto a trans-Atlantic freighter.
—New York Times, 18 June 2021
The two cell-surface proteins that SARS-CoV-2 uses to make contact with its target cells and inveigle its way into them would fit into this category.
—The Economist, 20 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inveigle
Verb
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Or they could be persuaded that financial surveillance of businesses for transactions over $200 is necessary to prevent criminals from moving money.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Becker had run in high school but was working as a mortgage broker when, with his 60th birthday approaching, a friend persuaded him to try a marathon in Minnesota.—
James Rainey
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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But what really seduced me was the transgressive idea of imagining who else lives inside each of us.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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Teenagers and their parents can be easily seduced, so Underwood is respected for his role in keeping those players at Thorp Arch.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
Verb
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For six months, President Trump tried to entice Putin to the table.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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Culinary delight often begins with a visual feast that entices people to indulge in delicious flavors.—
Molly Peck,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
Verb
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The shift in temperature translates into a false spring, lures the seeds to crack open; without this deception, the seeds refuse to sprout into life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture’s archive features postcards depicting Black children sitting near swamps to lure alligators.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Children may be tempted to touch the flames, which can reach temperatures of up to 1,800 degrees and some run with them, sometimes leading to eye impalement.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
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At month 10, schedule a conversation focused entirely on what might tempt them away.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Verb
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With its quaint, colonial-era architecture, first-class restaurants of all kinds, and a burgeoning arts and culture scene, San Miguel de Allende promises to beguile travelers with its easygoing charm at every turn.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
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Douglas is beguiling enough with her humorous, spunky performance, and MacCormac capably keeps up with her.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Open since 2014, the local favorite draws in heavy weekday-lunch crowds for franks.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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Uptown’s center-city banks draw in most of those people to Charlotte — a top five place to live, according to U.S. News and World Report.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2025
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“Inveigle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inveigle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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