Word of the Day - March 10, 2023
CAJOLE
- deceive with soothing words or false promises
- obtain from someone by gentle persuasion cajoled money from his parents
- to coax
- to persuade by flattery [v CAJOLED, CAJOLES, CAJOLING]
- to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance coax had to cajole them into going
- to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance coax.
- usually means to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by making promises or saying nice things.
