CAJOLE


Meaning of CAJOLE in English

/ kəˈdʒəʊl; NAmE kəˈdʒoʊl/ verb

cajole sb (into sth / into doing sth) | cajole sth out of sb to make sb do sth by talking to them and being very nice to them

SYN coax :

[ vn ]

He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work.

I managed to cajole his address out of them.

[ v ]

Her voice was soft and cajoling.

[also v speech ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from French cajoler .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.