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cajolecajole /kəˈdʒoʊl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYcajoleOrigin: 1600-1700 French cajoler to make noises like a bird in a cage, cajole, from Old North French gaiole birdcage VERB TABLEcajole |
| Present | I, you, we, they | cajole | | he, she, it | cajoles | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cajoled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cajoled | | he, she, it | has cajoled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cajoled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cajole | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cajoled |
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| Present | I | am cajoling | | he, she, it | is cajoling | | you, we, they | are cajoling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was cajoling | | you, we, they | were cajoling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cajoling | | he, she, it | has been cajoling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cajoling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cajoling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cajoling |
THESAURUSto make someone decide to do something, especially by giving good reasons► persuadeto make someone decide to do something, especially by giving good reasons: I tried to persuade Freddie to see her. ► convince to persuade someone to do something, especially something he or she does not want to do: I convinced him to stay another night. ► talk somebody into something (also get somebody to do something) to convince someone to do something. Talk somebody into something sounds more informal than convince, and get somebody to do something sounds even more informal: I should never have let my mother talk me into buying this dress. I tried to get Jill to come, but she said she was too tired. ► sway to persuade someone who is not sure about something to make the decision that you want: The governor is cutting taxes in an effort to sway voters. ► influence to have an effect on what someone does or thinks: Judges should not allow the media to influence their decisions. ► encourage somebody to do something to try to persuade someone to do something, especially because you think that it is good for him or her: More high schools are encouraging their students to do community service. ► coax to try to persuade someone to do something by talking gently and kindly: “Come for Christmas,” Jody coaxed over the phone. ► cajole to try to persuade someone to do something by praising him or her or promising things: I managed to cajole Miguel into directing the movie. ► prevail on/upon somebody formal to persuade someone to do something that he or she does not want to do: She prevailed upon her brother to play the flute at her wedding. ► put somebody up to something to encourage or persuade someone to do something wrong or stupid: One of the other kids must have put him up to it. ► discourage (also dissuade formal) to persuade someone not to do something: He didn’t make any effort to dissuade me from going. to gradually persuade someone to do something by being nice to him or her or making promises: cajole somebody into doing something Jacobs finally cajoled Beecher into taking the job.► see thesaurus at persuade [Origin: 1600–1700 French cajoler to make noises like a bird in a cage, cajole, from Old North French gaiole birdcage] |