Cajole
11cajole — ca|jole [kəˈdʒəul US ˈdʒoul] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: cajoler to make noises like a bird in a cage, cajole , from Old North French gaiole birdcage , from Latin cavea; CAGE1] to gradually persuade someone to do something by… …
12cajole — UK [kəˈdʒəʊl] / US [kəˈdʒoʊl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms cajole : present tense I/you/we/they cajole he/she/it cajoles present participle cajoling past tense cajoled past participle cajoled to persuade someone to do something by… …
13cajole — cajolement, n. cajoler, n. cajolingly, adv. /keuh johl /, v.t., v.i., cajoled, cajoling. to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax. [1635 45; < F cajoler to cajole or chatter like a jaybird, appar. deriv. of *cajole birdcage ( < LL… …
14cajole — verb (I, T) to gradually persuade someone to do something by being nice, etc: cajole sb into doing sth: Can t you cajole her into coming? …
15cajole — verb To encourage or persuade by effort; to coax. She tried to cajole the toddler into the bathtub …
16cajole — ca|jole [ kə dʒoul ] verb intransitive or transitive to persuade someone to do something by encouraging them gently or being nice to them: I had hoped to cajole them into helping us …
17cajole — [[t]kəʤo͟ʊl[/t]] cajoles, cajoling, cajoled VERB If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time. [V n into ing] It was he who had cajoled Garland into doing the film... [V n to inf] He… …
18cajole — ca•jole [[t]kəˈdʒoʊl[/t]] v. t. v. i. joled, jol•ing to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax • Etymology: 1635–45; < F cajoler to chatter, cajole ca•jole′ment, n. ca•jol′er, n. ca•jol′er•y, n. ca•jol′ing•ly, adv …
19cajole — /kəˈdʒoʊl / (say kuh johl) verb (t) (cajoled, cajoling) to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax: *He expected an attempt to cajole or bully him into withdrawing the report. –frank hardy, 1950. {French cajoler, ? blend of caresser… …
20cajole — Synonyms and related words: adulate, advocate, allure, apply pressure, bait, bait the hook, bamboozle, beguile, beset, besiege, beslobber, beslubber, betray, blandish, bluff, bug, butter up, buttonhole, call on, call upon, cheat on, circumvent,… …
