cajole
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), ca·joled, ca·jol·ing.
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
Origin:
1635–45; < French cajoler to cajole or chatter like a jaybird, apparently derivative of *cajole birdcage (< Late Latin caveola < Latin cave(a) cage + -ola ole1) + -er infinitive suffix
1635–45; < French cajoler to cajole or chatter like a jaybird, apparently derivative of *cajole birdcage (< Late Latin caveola < Latin cave(a) cage + -ola ole1) + -er infinitive suffix
Related forms
ca·jole·ment, noun
ca·jol·er, noun
ca·jol·ing·ly, adverb
un·ca·jol·ing, adjective
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cajole (kəˈdʒəʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to persuade (someone) by flattery or pleasing talk to do what one wants; wheedle; coax | |
| [C17: from French cajoler to coax, of uncertain origin] | |
| ca'jolement | |
| —n | |
| ca'joler | |
| —n | |
| ca'jolery | |
| —n | |
| ca'jolingly | |
| —adv | |
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Cajole
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Word Origin & History
cajole
1640s, from Fr. cajoler "to cajole, wheedle, coax," perhaps a blend of M.Fr. cageoler "to chatter like a jay" (16c., from gajole, southern dim. of geai "jay"), and O.Fr. gaioler "to cage, entice into a cage" (see jail).
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Computing Dictionary
CAJOLE definition
language(Chris And John's Own LanguagE) A dataflow language developed by Chris Hankin
["The Data Flow Programming Language CAJOLE: An Informal Introduction", C.L. Hankin et al, SIGPLAN Notices 16(7):35-44 (Jul 1981)].
(1994-11-08)
Example sentences
Managers and promoters come up and flatter him, cajole him into working for them, but at last he escapes again.
You have let her cajole you into bending the rules for her.
But these meetings can be terrifying when he uses them to cajole, upbraid, or interrogate his subordinates.
Dodo wishes she could climb onto the page, become one of her husband's protagonists and cajole him to pay attention to her.
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