coax
verb (used with object)
to influence or persuade to do something by gentle urging, smooth talk, flattery, etc..
have coaxed
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present perfectof coax.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, scammers have coaxed victims into providing their account numbers, logins and passwords by posing as bank security officers trying to stop an unauthorized withdrawal or some other supposedly urgent threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
Researchers have coaxed human stem cells to form early-stage human kidneys in pigs—the first time a human organ has been produced in another animal.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 7, 2023
Bale wouldn't be the first big name the pair would have coaxed out of retirement, after former Premier League and England goalkeeper Ben Foster joined the team in January.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
Researchers have coaxed human stem cells to become blastocysts and even to mimic some aspects of gastrulation — when the early embryo organizes into distinct layers composed of different cell types.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 26, 2022
He was a man of the most plausible manners: he'd have coaxed butter out of a dog's throat if he'd wanted to.
From The Middle Temple Murder by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
