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v. To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.

v. To obtain by persistent persuasion: coaxed the secret out of the child.

v. Obsolete To caress; fondle.

v. To move to or adjust toward a desired end: "A far more promising approach to treating advanced melanoma is to coax the immune system to recognize melanoma cells as deadly” ( Natalie Angier).

verb-intransitive. To use persuasion or inducement.

n. Informal A coaxial cable.

v. to fondle, kid, pet, tease

v. To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.

v. To manipulate carefully into a particular situation or position.

n. A simpleton; a dupe.

n. Shortened form of coaxial cable

v. To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe.

n. A simpleton; a dupe.

n. A simpleton; gull; dupe; fool.

To fondle; caress; flatter; fool with flattery or caresses.

To persuade by fond pleading or flattery; wheedle; cajole.

Hence To manage or guide carefully; control in a gentle way: as, to coax a horse into a trot.

To use cajolery or gentle pleading.

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

n. a transmission line for high-frequency signals

"That braided jacket on the coax is the second most important part of relaying good TV signal."

bluster    bully    compel    intimidate   

coaxed    coaxes    coaxing   

entice    persuade    cajole    wheedle    flatter    simpleton    dupe    urge    honey    ease   

Cokes    Ochs    blokes    chokes    cokes    evokes    folks    hoax    invokes    jokes   

endear    reproachful    persuasive    motherly    tease    conciliatory    regretful    seductive    lilting    ingratiate