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cajole
[kuh-johl]
verb (used with or without object)
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
cajole
/ əˈəʊ /
verb
to persuade (someone) by flattery or pleasing talk to do what one wants; wheedle; coax
Other Word Forms
- cajolement noun
- cajoler noun
- cajolingly adverb
- uncajoling adjective
- ˈDZ noun
- ˈDZԳ noun
- ˈDZԲ adverb
- ˈDZy noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cajole1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cajole1
Example Sentences
Two days later we were in Germany as it was cajoled into a 1,200-sq-metre enclosure.
In addition to filing criminal charges in the gladiator fights case, the attorney general’s office noted it has filed several motions with the judge overseeing the settlement trying to cajole reform.
“These measures appear to be an attempt to cajole career officials at the Division to leave voluntarily in order to fundamentally transform its work,” the senators wrote.
It took a month of cajoling, but the script finally passed.
And given that businesses feel under pressure from National Insurance rises and a slow economy, could they really be cajoled into helping?
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