cajole
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ca·jole
(kə-jōl') 
tr.v., -joled, -jol·ing, -joles.
cajolery ca·jol'er·y (-jō'lə-rē) n.
cajolingly ca·jol'ing·ly adv.
tr.v., -joled, -jol·ing, -joles.
- To persuade by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language.
- To elicit or obtain by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language: The athlete cajoled a signing bonus out of the team's owner.
[French cajoler, possibly blend of Old French cageoler, to chatter like a jay (from geai, jai, jay; see jay2) and Old French gaioler, to lure into a cage (from gaiole, jaiole, cage; see jail).]
cajoler ca·jol'er n.cajolery ca·jol'er·y (-jō'lə-rē) n.
cajolingly ca·jol'ing·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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cajole
verb
- To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery: blandish, coax, honey, wheedle. Informal soft-soap, sweet-talk. See persuasion/dissuasion.
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cajole
v
Definition: attempt to coax; flatter
Antonyms: bully, force, repel
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cajole
IN BRIEF: Use flattery or deceit to persuade.
The children will try to cajole their mother into giving them more dessert.
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categories related to 'cajole'
- Reasoning and Informing - cajole: persuade by flattery
- Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - cajole: (vb) persuade by flattery or false promises
- Praise, Exaltation, Flattery, and Applause - cajole: (vb) persuade with clever flattery
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Cajole
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - snakke godt for, lokke
Nederlands (Dutch)
ompraten d.m.v. vleierij of bedrog
Français (French)
v. tr. - enjôler, persuader
Deutsch (German)
v. - überreden
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καλοπιάνω, παίρνω με το καλό, πείθω, τουμπάρω
Italiano (Italian)
blandire, allettare, circuire
Português (Portuguese)
v. - bajular
Русский (Russian)
обхаживать, умасливать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - halagar, engatusar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lirka med
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
以甜言蜜语哄骗, 勾引
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 以甜言蜜語哄騙, 勾引
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 부추기다, 감언으로 속이다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 丸めこむ, 丸めこんで…させる, 甘言でだます
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتملق, يتزلف الى, يداهن
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - שידל, רימה, פיתה
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