cajole
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
Origin of cajole
1Other words from cajole
- ca·jole·ment, noun
- ca·jol·er, noun
- ca·jol·ing·ly, adverb
- un·ca·jol·ing, adjective
Words Nearby cajole
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How to use cajole in a sentence
It cajoles them into discarding whatever taboos might be left at this point.
The complicated, often cynical politics of fighting for democracy | Philip Bump | August 4, 2022 | Washington PostI think putting one woman at the top can probably do more good than trying to cajole five men into following some fixed set of principles.
I Spent 80 Minutes Inside Vitalik Buterin's Brain. Here's What I Learned | Andrew R. Chow | March 21, 2022 | TimeHe is captured on tape cajoling and threatening Georgia’s secretary of state to find him the 11,780 votes he needed for a victory in that state.
Merrick Garland Must Follow Through With His Commitment to Hold All January 6 Perpetrators Accountable | Joyce White Vance | January 6, 2022 | TimeIt basically cajoles the cell into pumping out proteins it doesn’t usually make—ones that can override mutated or deficient ones.
New ‘Universal Switch’ Lets Scientists Fine-Tune Gene Therapy | Shelly Fan | August 3, 2021 | Singularity HubPopular science articles that make confident claims about parenting on the basis of shoddy evidence can fuel the fire—giving mommy-shamers unwarranted confidence to scold and cajole parents.
Science Isn’t Here for Your Mommy Shaming - Issue 100: Outsiders | Cailin O'Connor | May 19, 2021 | Nautilus
Jim had to cajole me, as it was already late, and I was lounging around in sweats, book in hand.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is also trying to inspire, cajole, exhort, or shame us Catholics and others of goodwill into living our calling.
A Catholic Ex-Banker on Pope Francis’s Radical Views | Chris Lowney | December 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI recall mentioning that in the past to others: her using her femininity to cajole, to persuade.
But fan armies have mostly gained notoriety for their propensity to harass and cajole.
Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, and Lady Gaga’s Fan Armies Rally on Twitter | Tricia Romano | January 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you'd like to inquire, discuss, or simply cajole the tech-friendly representative, here's the link.
Changing his tactics he tried to cajole him and offered him money, but with similar want of success.
Hunted and Harried | R.M. Ballantyne"He thinks to cajole me," whispered the fell demon Distrust, and her heart changed to steel.
Alone | Marion HarlandIn vain they tried to bulldoze and cajole, to push and to pull, to plead with and to denounce the obstinate Nancy Jane.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithEver there were his insidious wiles to compromise, cajole, trick and betray them.
The Devil | Joseph O'BrienThey were in little humor to cajole the swarthy, sarcastic, and unsociable Spaniard.
The Ghost Breaker | Charles Goddard
British Dictionary definitions for cajole
/ (kəˈdʒəʊl) /
to persuade (someone) by flattery or pleasing talk to do what one wants; wheedle; coax
Origin of cajole
1Derived forms of cajole
- cajolement, noun
- cajoler, noun
- cajolery, noun
- cajolingly, adverb
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