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coax
coax 1 C0436900 (kōks)v. coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es v.tr.1. To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.2. To obtain by persistent persuasion: coaxed the secret out of the child.3. Obsolete To caress; fondle.4. To move to or adjust toward a desired end: "A far more promising approach to treating advanced melanoma is to coax the immune system to recognize melanoma cells as deadly" (Natalie Angier).v.intr. To use persuasion or inducement.
[Obsolete cokes, to fool, from cokes, fool.]
coax′er n.coax′ing·ly adv.
co·ax 2 C0437000 (kō′ăks, kō-ăks′)n. Informal A coaxial cable.coax (kəʊks) vb1. to seek to manipulate or persuade (someone) by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc2. (tr) to obtain by persistent coaxing3. (tr) to work on or tend (something) carefully and patiently so as to make it function as one desires: he coaxed the engine into starting. 4. (tr) obsolete to caress5. (tr) obsolete to deceive[C16: verb formed from obsolete noun cokes fool, of unknown origin] ˈcoaxer n ˈcoaxingly adv
coax (ˈkəʊæks) n (Electronics) short for coaxial cablecoax1 (koʊks)
v.t. 1. to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: Maybe you can coax her to sing. 2. to obtain by coaxing: to coax a secret from someone. 3. to maneuver into a desired position or end by adroit and persistent handling: He coaxed the large chair through the door. 4. Obs. to fondle. v.i. 5. to use gentle persuasion, flattery, etc. [1580–90; v. use of cokes fool (now obsolete)] coax′er, n. coax′ing•ly, adv. co•ax2 (koʊˈæks, ˈkoʊ æks)
n. a coaxial cable. [1945–50; by shortening] coax
Past participle: coaxed
Gerund: coaxing
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| I coax | | you coax | | he/she/it coaxes | | we coax | | you coax | | they coax |
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| I coaxed | | you coaxed | | he/she/it coaxed | | we coaxed | | you coaxed | | they coaxed |
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| I am coaxing | | you are coaxing | | he/she/it is coaxing | | we are coaxing | | you are coaxing | | they are coaxing |
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| I have coaxed | | you have coaxed | | he/she/it has coaxed | | we have coaxed | | you have coaxed | | they have coaxed |
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| I was coaxing | | you were coaxing | | he/she/it was coaxing | | we were coaxing | | you were coaxing | | they were coaxing |
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| I had coaxed | | you had coaxed | | he/she/it had coaxed | | we had coaxed | | you had coaxed | | they had coaxed |
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| I will coax | | you will coax | | he/she/it will coax | | we will coax | | you will coax | | they will coax |
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| I will have coaxed | | you will have coaxed | | he/she/it will have coaxed | | we will have coaxed | | you will have coaxed | | they will have coaxed |
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| I will be coaxing | | you will be coaxing | | he/she/it will be coaxing | | we will be coaxing | | you will be coaxing | | they will be coaxing |
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| I have been coaxing | | you have been coaxing | | he/she/it has been coaxing | | we have been coaxing | | you have been coaxing | | they have been coaxing |
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| I will have been coaxing | | you will have been coaxing | | he/she/it will have been coaxing | | we will have been coaxing | | you will have been coaxing | | they will have been coaxing |
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| I had been coaxing | | you had been coaxing | | he/she/it had been coaxing | | we had been coaxing | | you had been coaxing | | they had been coaxing |
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| I would coax | | you would coax | | he/she/it would coax | | we would coax | | you would coax | | they would coax |
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| I would have coaxed | | you would have coaxed | | he/she/it would have coaxed | | we would have coaxed | | you would have coaxed | | they would have coaxed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | coax - a transmission line for high-frequency signalscoax cable, coaxial cabletransmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric powerethernet cable - any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets | | Verb | 1. | coax - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"blarney, cajole, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaverpersuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"soft-soap - persuade someone through flatterybrowbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate |
coaxverb persuade, cajole, talk into, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal), prevail upon, inveigle, soft-soap (informal), twist (someone's) arm, flatter, entice, beguile, allure After lunch she coaxed him into talking about himself.
force, threaten, bully, intimidate, harass, coerce, pressurize, browbeatcoaxverbTo persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery:blandish, cajole, honey, wheedle.Informal: soft-soap, sweet-talk.Translationscoax (kəuks) verb to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc. He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother. 哄，勸誘 哄劝，劝诱 coax
coax (someone or something) in(to) (something)1. To convince or persuade a person or animal to enter something. It takes the promise of many songs and books to coax my kids into going to bed. Good luck coaxing the cat into her carrier—she's been hiding under the bed ever since she heard the word "vet."2. To convince or persuade a person or animal to do something. Come on, see if you can coax her into dancing for us—I hear she's a trained ballroom dancer. Good luck coaxing the cat into going to the vet—she's been hiding under the bed ever since she heard the word "vet."See also: coaxcoax (someone or something) out of (something)1. To convince or persuade a person or animal to exit something. Right, like I can coax a teenage boy out of bed before noon on a Saturday! Good luck coaxing the cat out of her carrier at the vet—she's already shaking in terror.2. To convince or persuade a person or animal to relinquish something. I can't believe I coaxed this vintage lamp out of the guy at the yard sale for only $3! Good luck coaxing the cat out of her favorite seat in the house.See also: coax, of, outcoax (someone or something) to (do something)To convince or persuade a person or animal to do something. Come on, see if you can coax her to dance for us—I hear she's a trained ballroom dancer. Good luck coaxing the cat to give up her favorite seat in the house.See also: coaxcoax (someone or an animal) in (to something) 1. to urge or persuade someone or an animal to go into something. We coaxed the lion into the cage with fresh meat. The teacher coaxed the child into the kindergarten classroom. 2. to urge or persuade someone or an animal into doing something. We coaxed her into singing for us. Janet coaxed the dog into sitting up and begging.See also: coaxcoax (someone or an animal) out of something 1. to urge or persuade someone or an animal to give something up. He almost wouldn't sell it, but I coaxed him out of it. I coaxed the cat out of the canary it was holding in its mouth. 2. to urge or persuade someone or an animal to come out of something. She coaxed the puppy out of the carton. Janet coaxed the child out of the closet with a promise of a piece of cake.See also: coax, of, outcoax someone to do somethingto urge someone to do something. The kids coaxed her to let them go swimming. Can I coax you to try some of this pie?See also: coaxcoax
coax[′kō‚aks] (electromagnetism) coaxial cable COAX
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| COAX➣Coaxial Cable | | COAX➣Coaxial Machinegun |
coax
Synonyms for coaxverb persuadeSynonyms- persuade
- cajole
- talk into
- wheedle
- sweet-talk
- prevail upon
- inveigle
- soft-soap
- twist (someone's) arm
- flatter
- entice
- beguile
- allure
Antonyms- force
- threaten
- bully
- intimidate
- harass
- coerce
- pressurize
- browbeat
Synonyms for coaxverb to persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flatterySynonyms- blandish
- cajole
- honey
- wheedle
- soft-soap
- sweet-talk
Synonyms for coaxnoun a transmission line for high-frequency signalsSynonymsRelated Words- transmission line
- cable
- line
- ethernet cable
verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flatteringSynonyms- blarney
- cajole
- inveigle
- sweet-talk
- wheedle
- palaver
Related Words- persuade
- soft-soap
- browbeat
- bully
- swagger
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