"coax" meaning in English

See coax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kəʊks/ [UK], /koʊks/ [US] Audio: en-us-coax-verb.ogg [US] Forms: coax [canonical], coaxes [third-person, singular], coaxed [past], coaxed [past, participle], coaxing [present, participle]
enPR: kōks [US] Head templates: {{verb|coax|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you coax someone, you gently persuade them to do something. Synonyms: cajole, persuade, wheedle
    Sense id: simple-coax-en-verb-6-BkmCW-
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