What does Cajole mean?

Definitions for Cajole
kəˈdʒoʊlca·jole

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Princeton's WordNet

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

    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

    "He palavered her into going along"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  1. Cajoleverb

    to deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  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 Wurdz

  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. 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.

  2. Karl Racine:

    Let it be known that the office of attorney general has a potential charge that it may utilize, it's law in DC since 2011. It makes illegal the statements of individuals that clearly encourage, cajole, and otherwise, you know, get people motivated to commit violence.

  3. 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.

  4. Chris Murphy:

    This vendor we use in the Senate has been a problem to deal with, 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.

  5. 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.

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