cajole
verb /kəˈdʒəʊl/
/kəˈdʒəʊl/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cajole | /kəˈdʒəʊl/ /kəˈdʒəʊl/ |
| he / she / it cajoles | /kəˈdʒəʊlz/ /kəˈdʒəʊlz/ |
| past simple cajoled | /kəˈdʒəʊld/ /kəˈdʒəʊld/ |
| past participle cajoled | /kəˈdʒəʊld/ /kəˈdʒəʊld/ |
| -ing form cajoling | /kəˈdʒəʊlɪŋ/ /kəˈdʒəʊlɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody do something by talking to them and being very nice to them synonym coax
- cajole somebody (into something/into doing something) He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work.
- cajole something out of somebody I managed to cajole his address out of them.
- (+ speech) ‘Please say yes,’ she cajoled.
- Her voice was soft and cajoling.
- We try to encourage, teach, cajole and provide incentives.
Extra Examples- He didn't like the microphone and had to be cajoled into using it.
- He pleaded, cajoled, even offered bribes, but it was too late.
- He was cajoled out of retirement.
- She cajoled them to say what they really thought.
- The client is then cajoled into further investment, often against their own real interests.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French cajoler.