CAJOLE

wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

(verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; “He palavered her into going along”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

cajole (third-person singular simple present cajoles, present participle cajoling, simple past and past participle cajoled)

(transitive and intransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.

Synonyms: butter up, coax, entice, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle

Source: Wiktionary

Ca*jole", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cajoled; p. pr. & vb. n. Cajoling.] Etym: [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter, from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. geôle, dim. of cage a cage. See Cage, Jail.]

Definition: To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle. I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a reception of my views. F. W. Robertson.

Syn.

– To flatter; wheedle; delude; coax; entrap.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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