COAX

[verb] [T] - to persuade (someone) gently, by being kind and patient or appearing to be soI've tried to coax him but he says he's not coming.A mother was coaxing a reluctant child into (= persuade him/her to go into) the water.Perhaps you could coax your father into taking you to the station.Over tea he managed to coax £10 out of his grandmother.He has some information that I want so I'm going to try to coax it out of him over a drink. [T]This machine is like a sulky child - you have to coax it to work. [+ object + to infinitive]