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cajole
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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.

[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).]

ca·joler n.
ca·joler·y (-jl-r) n.
ca·joling·ly adv.

cajole [kəˈdʒəʊl]
vb
to persuade (someone) by flattery or pleasing talk to do what one wants; wheedle; coax
[from French cajoler to coax, of uncertain origin]
cajolement  n
cajoler  n
cajolery  n
cajolingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.cajole - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
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

cajole
verb persuade, tempt, lure, flatter, manoeuvre, seduce, entice, coax, beguile, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal), inveigle It was he who cajoled Garland into making the film.
Translations
cajole [kəˈdʒəʊl] VTengatusar, camelar
to cajole sb into doing sthengatusar a algn para que haga algo

cajole [kəˈdʒəʊl] vtcouvrir de flatteries, couvrir de gentillesses
to cajole sb into doing sth → persuader qn de faire qch
They were cajoled into coming with us → On a fini par les persuader de venir avec nous.

cajole
vtgut zureden (+dat), → beschwatzen (inf); to cajole somebody into doing somethingjdn dazu bringen or jdn beschwatzen (inf), → etw zu tun; to cajole somebody out of doing somethingjdm etw ausreden; he would not be cajoleder ließ sich nicht beschwatzen (inf)

cajole [kəˈdʒəʊl] vt (coax) → convincere con le buone; (deceitfully) → convincere con lusinghe
to cajole sb into doing sth → convincere qn a fare qc
cajole [kəˈdʒəʊl] vt (coax) → convincere con le buone; (deceitfully) → convincere con lusinghe
to cajole sb into doing sth → convincere qn a fare qc

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


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When an important merger meeting in Colorado coincides with the family's long-planned Hawaii vacation, Bob arbitrarily switches plans, rents a ghastly RV and cajoles his reluctant family into taking a road trip instead.
The young pouting Goddess is done splendidly when she cajoles Christopher to help her and then angrily laments her fate.
As Nosferatu's leading man, Gustav von Wangenheim, Izzard puts on hilarious faces as Murnau cajoles a performance out of him with the camera rolling.
 
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