Word of the Day

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

Inveigle

[in-VAY-ɡəl]Part of speech: verbOrigin: french, late 15th century

• Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.
• Gain entrance to (a place) by persuading (someone) with deception or flattery.

Examples of Inveigle in a sentence

• We must inveigle him into participating in the auction.
• Her name wasn't on the guest list, but she still inveigled her way into the party.

About Inveigle

Inveigle is a verb that can be used with an object — "She inveigled him into giving her a better table." Or it can be used in a sense specifically related to gaining entry to a place — "He inveigled himself into the meeting room." Either way, there's some trickery afoot.

Did you Know?

You might claim that you made a good case for your request, but if your persuasion involved deception or flattery, you need to learn the verb "inveigle." It comes from an Old French verb "aveugler," meaning to blind. Just don't turn a blind eye to your true motivations.

Comments

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Illya Kuryakin and Napoleon Solo were masters at getting released from medical early. They both had different methods to inveigle their way out.

Napoleon used his charm and natural talent for persuasion to convince nurse and doctor to let him have his way.

Illya used his apparent bad temper and disagreeable actions such as throwing green jello and food trays. If that didn't work he'd use his lost little Russian, puppy dog eyes and make the nurses feel sorry for him. Either method worked.

Neither Napoleon or Illya felt the least bit of remorse in manipulating the medical staff to get what they wanted.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Good one, I was wondering how this word would do.