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cajolery
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ca·jol·er·y
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kəˈdʒoʊ
lə
ri
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noun,
plural
ca·jol·er·ies.
persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
Origin:
1640–50;
<
French
cajolerie.
See
cajole
,
-ery
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cajole
(kəˈdʒəʊl)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
cajolery
1640s, from Fr. cajolerie "persuasion by flattery" (16c.), from cajoler (see
cajole
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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