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Definitions

cajole

[kuh-johl] / kəˈdʒoʊl /
VERB
attempt to coax; flatter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceive delude dupe entice entrap seduce tantalize tempt wheedle
STRONG
banter beguile blandish bootlick con induce influence inveigle jolly lure maneuver mislead oil push snow soap soft-soap soften stroke sweet-talk urge
WEAK
apple-polish argue into brown-nose butter up get around get next to hand a line lay it on thick make up to play up to rub the right way spread it on suck up to sweeten up work on work over
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dissuade
WEAK
bully force

Example Sentences

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But the leak did reveal commercially sensitive information, including Anthropic’s proprietary techniques, tools and instructions for cajoling its AI models to work as coding agents.

From The Wall Street Journal

More Celtic people streamed on, dancing and waving and cajoling.

From BBC

When that failed, it cajoled and persuaded many of its allies to join in a coalition of the willing.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Huntley refused to be pictured, would not be cajoled and got quite angry.

From BBC

No one should be cajoled into paying for a property that they never use and no longer wish to own.

From MarketWatch

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.