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WOTD cajole

WOTD: cajole

Posted on December 16, 2019December 13, 2019 by Wordsmyth

cajole

verb

definition: to coax or persuade insistently, as by flattery or false promises.
example:  He tried to cajole the teacher into letting him retake the exam.

Examples from Books

It was plain, thought the dwarf, that he had come there, on behalf of his friend, to cajole or frighten the old man out of some small fraction of that wealth of which they supposed him to have an abundance. (Dickens, Old Curiosity Shop)

Then Melanie, being in want of three hundred francs for the morrow, had taken advantage of the opportunity to cajole the captain. “Come,” she said, “open your mouth; ain’t it nice, you greedy piggy-wiggy?” Burle, flushing scarlet, with glazed eyes and sunken figure, was sucking the spoon with an air of intense enjoyment. “Good heavens!” roared the major from the threshold.    (Emile Zola, Four Short Stories)

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