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1. (v.t.) coax
to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole:
Maybe you can coax her to sing.
2. coax
to obtain by coaxing:
to coax a secret from someone.
3. coax
to maneuver into a desired position or end by adroit and persistent handling:
He coaxed the large chair through the door.
4. coax
Obs.
5. coax
to fondle.
6. (v.i.) coax
to use gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.
7. (n.) coax
a coaxial cable.
Etymology: (1945–50; by shortening)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) coaxial cable, coax, coax cable
a transmission line for high-frequency signals
2. (verb) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
"He palavered her into going along"
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1. (verb) coax
to gently persuade
Police coaxed her into coming down from the roof.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Coax
a simpleton; a dupe
2. (verb) Coax
to persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: vlei, mooipraat |
 Arabic: يُلاطِف، يَتَمَلَّق، يَسْ |
 Bulgarian: придумвам |
 Brazilian: persuadir |
 Czech: přemluvit; vyškemrat |
 German: beschwatzen |
 Danish: lokke; liste |
 Greek: καλοπιάνω |
 Spanish: engatusar |
 Estonian: meelitama |
 Farsi: با چرب زبانی بدست آوردن؛ |
 Finnish: taivutella |
 French: cajoler |
 Hebrew: לְשָדֵל |
 Hindi: मान-मनव्वल करना |
 Croatian: nagovarati, laskanjem izm |
 Hungarian: csalogat |
 Indonesian: membujuk |
 Icelandic: lokka; ganga eftir |
 Italian: persuadere |
 Japanese: うまく説いて～させる |
 Korean: 치켜세우다 |
 Lithuanian: įkalbinti, išvilioti |
 Latvian: pierunāt; piedabūt; izvil |
 Malay: memujuk |
 Dutch: overhalen |
 Norwegian: godsnakke med, overtale; |
 Polish: nakłaniać, wyciągać |
 Persian: با چرب زبانی بدست آوردن؛ |
 Pashto: غوړه مالى كول: لمنډې و هل |
 Portuguese: persuadir |
 Romanian: a convinge (prin linguşir |
 Russian: задабривать |
 Slovak: prehovoriť; vymámiť |
 Slovenian: premamiti |
 Serbian: nagovoriti |
 Swedish: lirka med, truga,övertala |
 Thai: เกลี้ยกล่อม |
 Turkish: tatlı sözle kandırmak |
 Taiwanese: 哄，勸誘 |
 Ukrainian: умовляти ласкою |
 Urdu: پیار سے منانا ، بہلانا ، |
 Vietnamese: tán tỉnh |
 Chinese: 哄劝，劝诱 |
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