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Definition of Cajoled
1. cajole [v] - See also: cajole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cajoled
Literary usage of Cajoled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Iliad by Homer, W. G. Caldcleugh (1870)
"JOVE cajoled. ARGUMENT. Agamemnon, with Nestor and the wounded chiefs, proceed
to view the fight.—Juno, procuring the girdle of Venus, excites the amorous ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1834)
"... 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 cajoled — a ..."
3. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1812)
"To be cajoled by snch a false as this!' Thus accomplished both bv nature and art,
thus excellently accoutred tor the conflict, our poet has ventured to ..."
4. Jack London and Hawaii by Charmian London (1918)
"Then we cajoled them into contributing their own music, and after some hesitation,
untinged by the faintest unwillingness, they settled dreamily to singing ..."
5. The Life and Times of Joseph Gould: Struggles of the Early Canadian Settlers by W. H. Higgins (1887)
"... action—Sir Francis cajoled—He takes sides with the Tory party—His appointments—Mr.
Baldwin—His remonstrance—Ministerial responsibility—Resignation of ..."
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