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- Dictionaryca·jole/kəˈjōl/
verb
- 1. persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery: "he hoped to cajole her into selling the house"
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The meaning of CAJOLE is to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax. How to use cajole in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Cajole.
CAJOLE definition: 1. to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and promises…. Learn more.
To cajole someone is to persuade them by using insincere compliments or promises. If you say "Please, pretty-please, I'll be your best friend," when asking for a stick of gum, you are cajoling the gum holder.
CAJOLE meaning: 1. to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and promises…. Learn more.
If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
Synonyms for CAJOLE: coax, wheedle, seduce, lure, entice, sweet-talk, woo, urge; Antonyms of CAJOLE: harass, tease, bug, intimidate, pester, cow, nag, coerce
Definition of cajole verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to make somebody do something by talking to them and being very nice to them synonym coax. cajole somebody (into something/into doing something) He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work. cajole something out of somebody I managed to cajole his address out of them.
Cajole definition: To persuade by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language.
To elicit or obtain by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language: The athlete cajoled a signing bonus out of the team's owner.
CAJOLE definition: to persuade someone to do something by being friendly or by promising them something: . Learn more.
