"cajole" meaning in English

See cajole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kəˈdʒəʊl/ [UK], /kəˈdʒoʊl/ [US] Audio: en-us-cajole.ogg [US], en-au-cajole.ogg [Australia] Forms: cajole [canonical], cajoles [third-person, singular], cajoled [past], cajoled [past, participle], cajoling [present, participle]
enPR: kə-jōlʹ [US] Head templates: {{verb|cajol|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you cajole someone, you persuade them to do something by coaxing them. Synonyms: butter up, coax, entice, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle
    Sense id: simple-cajole-en-verb-k7N9b2c1
     
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          "word": "butter up"
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