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coax

[kohks]

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verb (used with object)

to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.

to obtain by coaxing: We coaxed the secret from him.

to manipulate to a desired end by adroit handling or persistent effort: He coaxed the large chair through the door.

Obsolete.

to fondle.

to fool; deceive.

verb (used without object)

to use gentle persuasion.

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Origin:
1580–90; v. use of cokes fool (now obsolete), perhaps variant of coxcomb

Related forms

coax·er, noun

coax·ing·ly, adverb

half-coax·ing, adjective

half-coax·ing·ly, adverb

un·coaxed, adjective

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un·coax·ing, adjective

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noun Electricity.

coaxial cable.

Origin:
1945–50; by shortening

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coax¹ (kəʊks)

—vb
1.	to seek to manipulate or persuade (someone) by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc
2.	(tr) to obtain by persistent coaxing
3.	(tr) to work on or tend (something) carefully and patiently so as to make it function as one desires: he coaxed the engine into starting
4.	obsolete (tr) to caress
5.	obsolete (tr) to deceive

[C16: verb formed from obsolete noun cokes fool, of unknown origin]

'coaxer¹

—n

'coaxingly¹

—*adv*

coax² (ˈkəʊæks)

—n
	short for coaxial cable

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Word Origin & History

coax

1580s, 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.

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