Cajole

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; wheedle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, often by flattery; to coax.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To deceive or delude by flattery, specious promises, simulated compliance with another's wishes, and the like; wheedle; coax.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  • Antonym
    bully    intimidate    compel   
    Verb Form
    cajoled    cajoles    cajoling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    persuade   
    Hyponym
    browbeat    bully    swagger    soft soap   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    coax    entrap    wheedle    delude    flatter    palaver    palaver ever    tweedle    carny    carney   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cole    Dole    Kohl    Nicole    Ole    Pole    Seoul    Sol    atoll    bole