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言いくるめる言い包める
いいくるめる
1. [v1,vt]
▶ to deceive (with words)
▶ to cajole
▶ to talk into
▶ to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence)
▶ to argue away
▶ to wheedle

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2018-10-18 00:48:28  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2018-10-17 19:13:31  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij
  Comments:
I don't think the example is necessary. It's not necessarily about making someone believe something.
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>to deceive somebody into believing (e.g. that black is white)</gloss>
+<gloss>to deceive (with words)</gloss>
3. A 2010-08-25 02:43:19  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2010-08-24 15:49:55  Scott
  Refs:
gg5 daij koj
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +16,3 @@
+<gloss>to deceive somebody into believing (e.g. that black is white)</gloss>
+<gloss>to cajole</gloss>
+<gloss>to talk into</gloss>
@@ -17,0 +20,2 @@
+<gloss>to argue away</gloss>
+<gloss>to wheedle</gloss>
1. A 2005-03-05 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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