rope in
Lure into participating
To rope in is to persuade or recruit someone, often with some reluctance on their part: They roped me in to help with the fundraiser.
The image is of lassoing cattle—catching and pulling someone toward a task or scheme.
Don't let them rope you into another committee.
- beguileCharm into deception
- inveiglePersuade through deception
- enticeAttract by offering appeal
- sweet talkFlattering persuasion
- recruitNew member sought
bring on board · lure · dragoon · press gang · enlist · hook · seduce · involve · persuade · twist arm · convince · wrangle · cajole · deceive · talk into · round up · coax · win over
- social actionsinteract, communicate, connect, socialize, engage
- restrainhold back, suppress, keep down, restrain, restrict
- allureattraction, attract, magnetism, charisma, attractiveness
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