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Definition of Cajole
1. Verb. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering. "They cajole him into writing the letter"; "He palavered her into going along"
Generic synonyms: Persuade
Specialized synonyms: Soft-soap, Browbeat, Bully, Swagger
Derivative terms: Blarney, Cajolery, Coax, Coaxer, Coaxing, Palaver, Wheedler, Wheedling
Definition of Cajole
1. v. i. To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.
Definition of Cajole
1. Verb. (transitive) To encourage or persuade by effort; to coax. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cajole
1. to persuade by flattery [v -JOLED, -JOLING, -JOLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cajole
Literary usage of Cajole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1875)
"Attempt of A daring, though cunning, attempt was now made by Fitz-*"1 William
Fitz-Osbern, the Duke's nearest personal friend, Osbern fo cajole the Assembly ..."
2. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"... that ne'er beg*td before ; is bowing and scraping, the flats to cajole, and
some without heads at the head of the poll ' ELECTIONS FOR EVER. ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1834)
"He tries to cajole and then whispers in his ear to take and cries savagely, "
What, sir, are the bracelet and holds it up — and the slave, but he won't be ..."
4. The Indebtedness of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde to Guido Delle Colonne's by George Livingstone Hamilton (1903)
"In the Troilus this is elaborated into a definite plan, by which she is to bribe,
deceive, and cajole Calchas into repudiating the authority of the oracles ..."
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