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| 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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| 5. | to use gentle persuasion. |
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coaxer, noun
coax·ing·ly, adverb
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v. coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es v. tr.
v. intr. To use persuasion or inducement. [Obsolete cokes, to fool, from cokes, fool.] coax'er n., coax'ing·ly adv. |
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n. Informal A coaxial cable. |
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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.
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| coax | |
noun | |
| 1. | a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn: coaxial cable] |
verb | |
| 1. | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: wheedle] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
coax [kəuks] verb
to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc
Example: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.
Example: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.
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coax
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Coax
Coax\, n. A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
| coax coaxial cable |
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