cajole

UK /kəˈdʒəʊl/ US /kəˈdʒəʊl/
verb 1noun 1

Definitions

verb

1

To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.

Then he Cajol'd vvith his Brother, and perſvvaded him vvhat Service he had done him, […]

If you are cajoled by the cunning arguments of a trumpeter of heresy, or the praises of a puritanic old woman, is not that womanish?

noun

1

The act of cajoling.

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