verb
collogue
Collogue (verb) means (dated) To gently persuade someone, or to flatter them.
verb
1
(dated) To gently persuade someone, or to flatter them.
2
To pretend to believe something.
3
To speak with someone privately, often in order to plot something.
"And then it seems that she collogued with her master and heard word of a subtler device."
— John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide (1902)
""I see him," said the housemaid. "He was colloguing with the butcher in the yard a bit since. He'd got a brown-paper parcel. Perhaps he got a lift home.""
— Edith Nesbit, The Road to Rome; or, The Silly Stowaway (1904)
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Etymology
First recorded in the 1590s (as colloguing), presumably from colleague (“to associate”) and French colloque (“secret meeting”), from Latin colloquium (English colloquy), possibly influenced by dialogue. This ultimately goes back to Latin collega (“a partner in office”) and Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech; oration; discourse”), perhaps partly by way of Latin loquor (“to speak”).
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What is the meaning of collogue?
"collogue" (verb) means (dated) To gently persuade someone, or to flatter them.
What is another word for collogue?
Other words for "collogue" include cajole, blandish, fleech, coax, carny, jolly.
What are the different meanings of collogue?
"collogue" has 3 main meanings: 1. (dated) To gently persuade someone, or to flatter them; 2. To pretend to believe something; 3. To speak with someone privately, often in order to plot something.
