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CAJOLES
Verb
cajoles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cajole
Source: Wiktionary
CAJOLE
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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