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inveigle

verb

/ɪnˈveɪɡəl/

Meaning

To persuade someone to do something by deception or flattery.

She inveigled him into signing the contract.

entice, lure, coax, manipulate, persuade

dissuade, discourage, repel

inveigle into, cleverly inveigle, inveigle someone

To calculate or determine by using a computer or mathematical methods.

to give money, goods, or time to help others; to contribute

to carve or shape something by cutting off small pieces; to gradually reduce

to build or form something again after it has been damaged or destroyed

to make small adjustments or repairs to something, often experimentally or imperfectly

to strip leaves from a tree, plant, or area, often using chemicals