inveigle (something) out of (someone)
To use trickery or cunning to obtain something from someone. A: "Does this sound too good to be true?" B: "Yeah, this is definitely a scam, Mom. If you invest, this guy is going to inveigle thousands out of you." Don't go to that store—their prices are too high, and all their stuff breaks within weeks. They basically just inveigle your money out of you. Whoa, how did you inveigle his prized pinball machine out of him?
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inveigle someone out of something
to deceive someone into giving something up. Are you trying to inveigle me out of my money? I was inveigled out of my money by a common thief.
inveigle something out of someone
to get something away from someone, usually by deception or persuasion. They inveigled a large donation out of Mrs. Smith. The crooks tried to inveigle a fortune out of the old lady.
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