/ 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 .