cajole
/kuh-JOHL/verbto persuade by flattery or coaxing
“They cajoled the chef into one more seating.”
- Synonyms
- coax, wheedle, sweet-talk
- Antonyms
- coerce, bully
- Memory hook
- cajole: the carrot spoken aloud.
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