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inveigled

adjective as in influenced

adjective as in persuaded

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What happened over the next four decades is a chilling tale of deception in which a man pretended to be the missing son of the landlord and inveigled himself into his house.

From BBC

"The revolting crimes of Monks, and the horrible fate of Females inveigled into Nunneries by Catholic Priests," as it was described in "The Appalling Record of Popish Converts and the Awful Disclosure of Tortured Nuns," became the locus for a socially acceptable form of pornography that marked Catholicism out as not only other, but dangerous.

From Salon

“I think so. And his watch is a gold repeater, and worth a hundred pound if it’s worth a penny. Mr. Pip, there are about seven hundred thieves in this town who know all about that watch; there’s not a man, a woman, or a child, among them, who wouldn’t identify the smallest link in that chain, and drop it as if it was red hot, if inveigled into touching it.”

Just as you've bribed, bought, and inveigled your way out of scandals and bankruptcies, so you'll believe you can bluster and wriggle your way out of this moment, too.

From Salon

Guilfoyle also allegedly inveigled her with a private-plane trip to Rome, a cut of future speaking fees and a chance to report for the network.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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