v., coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es.

v.tr.

1. To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.
2. To obtain by persistent persuasion: coaxed the secret out of the child.
3. Obsolete. To caress; fondle.
4. To move to or adjust toward a desired end: “A far more promising approach to treating advanced melanoma is to coax the immune system to recognize melanoma cells as deadly” (Natalie Angier).

v.intr.

To use persuasion or inducement.

[Obsolete cokes, to fool, from cokes, fool.]

coaxer coax'er n.
coaxingly coax'ing·ly adv.
co·ax² (kō'ăks, kō-ăks')
n. Informal.

A coaxial cable.

Same as coaxial cable.

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verb

To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery: blandish, cajole, honey, wheedle. Informal soft-soap, sweet-talk. See persuasion/dissuasion.

v

Definition: persuade
Antonyms: allow, not care

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IN BRIEF: To influence or persuade by gentle urging.

Try to coax the kitten out from under the stairs.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - lokke, overtale, liste ud af
v. intr. - lirke

2.
n. - koaksialkabel
adj. - koaksial-, med fælles akse

Nederlands (Dutch)
overreden, flikflooien, iets voorzichtig manoeuvreren

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - attirer par la ruse, persuader, bichonner, cajoler
v. intr. - persuader, cajoler

2.
n. - câble coaxial
adj. - coaxial

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - überreden, gut zureden, schmeicheln

2.
n. - Koaxkabel
adj. - koaxial

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καλοπιάνω, τουμπάρω, καταφέρνω
n. - ομοαξονικό καλώδιο (δικτύων Η/Υ)

Italiano (Italian)
persuadere, blandire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - persuadir com agrados

Русский (Russian)
уговаривать, задабривать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - engatusar, sonsacar, halagar
v. intr. - persuadir con halagos

2.
n. - cable coaxial
adj. - coaxial

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lirka med, narra, använda lämpor
n. - koaxialkabel

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 用好话劝, 哄诱, 耐心地处理, 慢慢将...弄好, 哄得, 诱得, 劝诱, 哄骗

2. 哄骗

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 用好話勸, 哄誘, 耐心地處理, 慢慢將...弄好, 哄得, 誘得
v. intr. - 勸誘, 哄騙

2.
n. - 哄騙

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 달래서 ~을 시키다, 감언으로 얻어내다, 귀여워하다
v. intr. - 달콤한 말을 하다, 달래다

2.
n. - 동축 케이블
adj. - 같은 축의

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - なだめる, 甘言を用いる, 言いくるめて奪う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) داهن, لاطف, استمال, أقنع باللين (الاسم) قبلو أو قابلو أو حزمه أسلاك محوريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שכנע בסבלנות, שידל, פיתה‬
v. intr. - ‮שכנע בסבלנות‬
n. - ‮כבל המעביר חשמל באמצעות שני מוליכים המשתרגים זה בזה (מדוברת)‬

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coax	Forvus 3270 Coax Adapter Pci