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: coax
coax someone to do something
to 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: coax