cajole Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    wheedle; coax; inveigle; sweet-talk; blarney; palaver.
    • He palavered her into going along

WordNet

Ca*jole" intransitive verb
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Cajoled ; present participle & verbal noun Cajoling
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913