cajole
31cajole — v.tr. (often foll. by into, out of) persuade by flattery, deceit, etc. Derivatives: cajolement n. cajoler n. cajolery n. Etymology: F cajoler …
32cajole into — charmingly persuade to do something …
33ajole — cajole …
34ajolé — cajolé …
35Cajoled — Cajole Ca*jole , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cajoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cajoling}.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter, from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, dim. of… …
36Cajoling — Cajole Ca*jole , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cajoled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cajoling}.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter, from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, dim. of… …
37cojole — cajole wheedle, blandish, *coax Analogous words: entice, inveigle, seduce, decoy, *lure: beguile, delude, *deceive: tease, tantalize (see WORRY) Contrasted words: browbeat, bully, bulldoze, cow, *intimidate: constrain, oblige, compel, coerce,… …
38cajolery — cajole ► VERB ▪ persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. DERIVATIVES cajolery noun. ORIGIN French cajoler …
39get round someone — CAJOLE, persuade, wheedle, coax, prevail on, win over, bring round, sway, beguile, charm, inveigle, influence, woo; informal sweet talk, soft soap, butter up, twist someone s arm. → get …
40cajoler — [ kaʒɔle ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1551 « babiller, chanter », en parlant du geai; moy. fr. gayoler; infl. de enjôler ♦ Avoir envers (qqn) des manières, des paroles tendres et caressantes. Cajoler un enfant. ⇒ câliner, caresser, choyer,… …
