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1cajoling — index persuasion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Cajoling — 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… …
3cajoling — ca·jole || kÉ™ dʒəʊl v. persuade; tempt, entice, beguile; entrap …
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5international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
6sweet-talk — /sweet tawk /, Informal. v.i. 1. to use cajoling words. v.t. 2. to use cajoling words on in order to persuade; soft soap: They tried to sweet talk the boss into giving them raises. [1925 30] * * * …
7sweet-talk — sweet′ talk v. t. Informal. 1) inf to use cajoling words on; flatter 2) inf to use cajoling words • Etymology: 1925–30 …
8blarney — n. & v. n. 1 cajoling talk; flattery. 2 nonsense. v. ( eys, eyed) 1 tr. flatter (a person) with blarney. 2 intr. talk flatteringly. Etymology: Blarney, an Irish castle near Cork with a stone said to confer a cajoling tongue on whoever kisses it …
9Cajole — 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 cage a… …
10Cajoled — 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… …
