cajole (redirected from cajoled)

ca·jole  (k-jl)

tr.v. ca·joled, ca·jol·ing, ca·joles

1. To persuade by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language.

2. To elicit or obtain by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language: The athlete cajoled a signing bonus out of the team's owner.

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[French cajoler, possibly blend of Old French cageoler, to chatter like a jay (from geai, jai, jay; see jay²) and Old French gaioler, to lure into a cage (from gaiole, jaiole, cage; see jail).]

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ca·joler n.

ca·joler·y (-jl-r) n.

ca·joling·ly adv.

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cajole

Verb

[-joling, -joled] to persuade by flattery; coax: he allowed himself to be cajoled into staying on [French cajoler]

cajolery n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cajole - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" blarney, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" soft-soap - persuade someone through flattery browbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

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cajole

verb persuade, tempt, lure, flatter, manoeuvre, seduce, entice, coax, beguile, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal) inveigle

Translations

cajole [kəˈdʒəul] vt → engatusar

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cajole [kəˈdʒəul] vt → couvrir de flatteries or de gentillesses

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cajole [kəˈdʒəul] vt to cajole sb into doing sth → jdn bereden, etw zu tun

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cajole [kəˈdʒəul] vt → allettare

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cajole

v cajole [kəˈdʒəul]

to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress. ompraat يَتَمَلَّق، يُداهِن лаская přimět, vymámit z někoho něco overtale; lokke beschwatzen καλοπιάνω engatusar keelitama خر کردن؛ زبان بازی کردن maanitella cajoler לְפָתוֹת फुसलाना laskati, umiljavati se, ulagivati se rávesz vmire membujuk ginna með fagurmælum persuadere だます 감언으로 꾀다 meilikaujant prikalbinti pieglaimoties; lišķēt memujuk overhalen snakke rundt nakłaniać pochlebstwami persuadir a convinge (prin linguşiri) умасливать vymámiť, zaliečať sa prepričati (koga) z dobrikanjem obrlatiti lirka med, genom smicker försöka övertala โน้มน้าว kandırmak 哄騙 лестити, улещувати ورغلانا ، چاپلوسی کرنا ، پھسلانا tán tỉnh 哄骗