coaxed

American  

[kohkst] / koʊkst /

adjective

1. influenced or persuaded to do something by gentle urging, smooth talk, flattery, etc..

   A coaxed cat will make itself comfortable in your lap for a while, but a forced one will flat out refuse.

2. obtained by gentle urging, sweet talk, flattery, etc..

   The hotel owner eventually offered us a coaxed apology after much back and forth about the lack of cleanliness.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of coax.

Other Word Forms

• uncoaxed adjective

Etymology

Origin of coaxed

First recorded in 1825–35; coax ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; coax ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Vivid examples are the Southeast Asian “pig-butchering External link” scams, in which victims are coaxed into investing in fake crypto platforms.

From Barron's

“Come on come on come on,” he coaxed the machine.

From Literature

Michael Carrick is far too experienced to get coaxed into giving away whether he wants to become Manchester United's next permanent manager.

From BBC

Lutnick has negotiated trade agreements and coaxed big investments out of business leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

The original mortgage bond market had come into the world in much the same way, messily, coaxed into existence by the extreme interest of a small handful of people on the margins of high finance.

From Literature