arm-twist

Main Entry:	coax [kohks] Show IPA/koʊks/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	persuade
Synonyms:	allure, argue into, arm-twist, barter, beguile, blandish, blarney, butter up, cajole, come on, con, decoy, entice, flatter, get, hook, importune, induce, influence, inveigle, jawbone, lure, pester, plague, press, prevail upon, rope in, soft-soap, soothe, sweet-talk, talk into, tease, tempt, urge, wangle, wheedle, work on, worm
Antonyms:	allow, not care

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Main Entry:	persuasion
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	influencing to do, believe
Synonyms:	alignment, alluring, arm-twist, blandishment, brainwashing, cajolery, cogency, con, conversion, enticement, exhortation, force, goose, hard sell, hook, inducement, inveiglement, persuasiveness, potency, power, promote, pull, seduction, sell, snow job, soft soap, squeeze*, sweet talk, wheedling, winning over, working over
Antonyms:	discouragement, dissuasion, hindrance, prevention

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	sweet-talk
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	coax
Synonyms:	allure, argue into, arm-twist, barter, beguile, blandish, blarney, butter up, cajole, come on, con, decoy, entice, flatter, get, honey, hook, importune, induce, influence, inveigle, jawbone, lure, pester, plague, press, prevail upon, rope in, soft-soap, soothe, talk into, tease, tempt, urge, wangle, wheedle, work on, worm

* = informal/non-formal usage
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Main Entry:	persuasion
Part of Speech:	noun
Related Adjectives:	attractive, disposed, fascinating, hortative, hortatory, impulsive, induced, inspired by, instinct with, inviting, motive, persuadable, persuasive, protreptic, protreptical, provocative, seductive, smitten with, spellbound, suasive, swasivious, tempting

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