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Cajole

Cajole Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cajole? [v] influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cajole: blarney \| coax \| inveigle \| palaver \| sweet-talk \| wheedle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cajole: 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 \| coax \| compliment \| conceit \| conjure \| deceive \| decoy \| delude \| diddle \| double-cross \| draw \| draw in \| draw on \| dun \| dupe \| ensnare \| entice \| exert pressure \| exhort \| fawn upon \| flatter \| flirt \| flirt with \| forestall \| gammon \| get around \| give the come-on \| gull \| high-pressure \| hoax \| hocus-pocus \| hornswaggle \| humbug \| importune \| insist \| insist upon \| inveigle \| jawbone \| juggle \| lead on \| let down \| lobby \| lure \| make fair weather \| mock \| nag \| nag at \| offer bait to \| oil the tongue \| outmaneuver \| outreach \| outsmart \| outwit \| overreach \| palaver \| persuade \| pester \| pigeon \| plague \| play one false \| plead with \| ply \| praise \| press \| pressure \| push \| put something over \| recommend \| rope in \| seduce \| slobber over \| snow \| soft-soap \| string along \| stroke \| suck in \| sweet-talk \| take in \| tease \| trick \| two-time \| urge \| wheedle \| woo \| work on See Also \| browbeat \| bully \| persuade \| soft-soap \| swagger \| sway Cajole In Webster's Dictionary \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 cage. See {Cage}, {Jail}.] To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle. I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a reception of my views. --F. W. Robertson. Syn: To flatter; wheedle; delude; coax; entrap.

Cajole Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cajole?

[v] influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

Cajole In Webster's Dictionary

\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 cage. See {Cage}, {Jail}.]
To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.

      I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a
      reception of my views.                   --F. W.
                                               Robertson.

Syn: To flatter; wheedle; delude; coax; entrap.

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