verb
cajole
Cajole (verb) means to persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
verb
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To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola (whence English caveola), diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”). More at cage, cave, cavum, cavus, and jail.
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"cajole" (verb) means to persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.