Persuade, charm or entice somebody to do something that they otherwise would not have done, wheedle, cajole; obtain by persuasion.
The duckling attempts to inveigle the pigeon into giving up the hot dog, and the pigeon resists.
Claire Dederer, The New York Times, 16 May 2004, New York Times
reviewing Mo Willems's The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!. Amazon
His first coup was the invention of Ali G, a would-be rapper from the London suburbs, who inveigled celebrities—first in England, then in America—to trip themselves up on camera.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 6 November 2006. The New Yorker
My plan had been to inveigle her into revealing her maiden name.
Rebecca Tyrrel, The Independent, 5 March 2007. The Independent
For those seeking to inveigle their way into Prince William's set, Tatler has put together a guide to "the jolliest court in history".
Celia Walden, Telegraph, 12 September 2007. Telegraph
A curiously anachronistic figure crops up in Wedding Crashers, the Hollywood blockbuster in which a couple of thirtysomething blokes invite themselves to random nuptials and inveigle equally random young ladies to sleep with them.
Patrick Barkham, Guardian, 20 August 2005. Guardian
"There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group - there is least competition there" - Indira Gandhi
