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coax
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[kohks] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused. |
| 2. | to obtain by coaxing: We coaxed the secret from him. |
| 3. | to manipulate to a desired end by adroit handling or persistent effort: He coaxed the large chair through the door. |
| 4. | Obsolete.
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–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to use gentle persuasion. |
Related forms:
coaxer, noun
coax⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
coaxial cable
–noun Electricity.
| a cable that consists of an insulated conducting tube through which a central, insulated conductor runs, used for transmitting high-frequency telephone, telegraph, digital, or television signals. |
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| coax 1 (kōks) v. coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es v. tr.
To use persuasion or inducement. [Obsolete cokes, to fool, from cokes, fool.] coax'er n., coax'ing·ly adv. |
| co·ax 2 (kō'āks, kō-āks') n. Informal A coaxial cable. |
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Coax
Coax\ (?; 110), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coaxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Coaxing.] [Cf. OE. cokes fool, a person easily imposed upon, W. coeg empty, foolish; F. coquin knave, rogue.] To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe. Syn: To wheedle; cajole; flatter; persuade; entice.Coax
Coax\, n. A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Language Translation for : coax
Spanish:
engatusar,
German:
beschwatzen,
Japanese:
うまく説いて～させる
coax
1586, originally in slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "a fool, ninny, simpleton;" modern spelling is 1706. Origin obscure, perhaps related to cock.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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coax
coaxial cable
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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| coax coaxial cable |
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