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- Dictionarycajole/kəˈdʒəʊl/
verb
- 1. persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery: "he hoped to cajole her into selling the house"
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CAJOLE definition: 1. to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and promises…. Learn more.
1. a. : to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax. had to cajole them into going. b. : to obtain from someone by gentle persuasion. cajoled money from his parents. 2. : to deceive with soothing words or false promises. cajoled himself with thoughts of escape Robertson Davies. cajolement. kə-ˈjōl-mənt.
to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and promises, sometimes ones which are false: cajole someone into something/doing something He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants. I managed to cajole her out of leaving too early.
To cajole someone is to persuade them by using insincere compliments or promises. If you say "Please, pretty-please, I'll be your best friend," when asking for a stick of gum, you are cajoling the gum holder.
verb. /kəˈdʒəʊl/ [transitive, intransitive] Verb Forms. to make somebody do something by talking to them and being very nice to them synonym coax. cajole somebody (into something/into doing something) He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work. cajole something out of somebody I managed to cajole his address out of them.
If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
Cajole definition: to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.. See examples of CAJOLE used in a sentence.