Definitions for Cajole
kəˈdʒoʊlca·jole

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigleverb

   influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

   "He palavered her into going along"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. cajoleverb

   To encourage or persuade by effort; to coax.

   She tried to cajole the toddler into the bathtub.

2. Etymology: From cajoler.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CAJOLEverb

   To flatter; to sooth; to coax: a low word.

   Etymology: cageoller, Fr.

   Thought he, ’tis no mean part of civil
   State-prudence, to cajole the devil. Hudibras, cant. ii. p. iii.

   The one affronts him, while the other cajoles and pities him; takes up his quarrel, shakes his head at it, clasps his hand upon his breast, and then protests and protests. Roger L'Estrange.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cajole

   Cajole generally refers to the act of persuading someone to do something, often by using flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language. It involves coaxing or trying to influence someone in a subtle or deceptive way. The primary intention of the person doing the cajoling is to get their own way or achieve their own purpose.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Cajoleverb

   to deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Cajole

   ka-jōl′, v.t. to coax: to cheat by flattery.—ns. Cajole′ment, coaxing for the purpose of deluding: wheedling language: flattery; Cajol′er; Cajol′ery. [Fr. cajoler, to chatter; ety. dub.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAJOLE

   v. t., From Grk. _kalos_, beautiful, and Eng. _jolly_, to jolly beautifully.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cajole in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cajole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Cajole in a Sentence

1. Ted Cooke:

   The approach the United States has been taking has been taking is trying to facilitate voluntary offers, cajole the states to do what the states ultimately need to do, rather than getting out the stick.

2. Chris Murphy:

   They often play games. They often try to use threats of layoffs in order to get more money out of the Architect of the Capitol. So I think it might be time to find a vendor that's not going to use the threats of layoffs as a cajole to try to get more money.

3. Donald Trump:

   You're gonna have to make deals. You're gonna have to get these senators and congressman and all of these people, you've gotta cajole them. You've got to make deal.

4. Harry Kazianis:

   Right now, it seems President Trump's North Korea policy is in a state of flux, the President Trump strategy now seems to be to cajole the North Koreans into a potential nuclear deal.

5. Donald Trump:

   He goes in there … like a bit of a maniac, you never get things done that way. You can't walk into the Senate and scream and call people liars and not be able to cajole and get along with people. … That's the problem with Ted.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cajole
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cajole
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Cajole
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cajole
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Cajole
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Cajole