taivutella — meaning in English

English meaning

• coax verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
• inveigle verb To persuade someone to do something by flattering or tricking them.
• jawbone noun The bone forming the lower jaw; the mandible.
• meander noun One of the bends in a winding or complicated route.
• persuade verb To get someone to agree to or do something by giving reasons or arguments.
• pimp noun A person who arranges clients for prostitutes and takes a share of their earnings.
• prevail verb To win out or come out on top, especially after a struggle.
• wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.

Senses

taivutella is used for these senses in English:

• coax (transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
• jawbone (ambitransitive) To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.
• meander (transitive) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
• persuade (transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]
• pimp (US, slang) To persuade, smooth talk or trick another into doing something for your benefit.
• prevail (intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.
• wrangle To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.

inveigle — full definition

1. verb To persuade someone to do something by flattering or tricking them.
2. verb To get something by being clever or deceitful.
3. verb To trick someone so that they cannot judge a situation clearly.
4. verb To trap or catch someone, as if in a net.

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