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- pronunciation:
- ihn
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
inveigles, inveigling, inveigled |
| definition 1: |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery (usu. fol. by "into").
They inveigled him into selling the painting for much less than it was really worth.- similar words:
- bait, charm, wheedle
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| definition 2: |
to obtain by clever talk or flattery (usu. fol. by "from" or "away").
She inveigled the car from her father.- similar words:
- wheedle
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| related words: |
allure, attract, bewitch, coax, persuade, snare, trap |
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| derivations: |
inveiglement (n.), inveigler (n.) |
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