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coax

1  [kohks]
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–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.
a. to fondle.
b. to fool; deceive.
–verb (used without object)
5. to use gentle persuasion.
Origin:
1580–90; v. use of cokes fool (now obs.), perh. var. of coxcomb

Related forms:
coaxer, noun
coax⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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co⋅ax

2  [koh-aks, koh-aks]
–noun Electricity.
coaxial cable.
Origin:
1945–50; by shortening

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.
Also called coax.

Origin:
1935–40
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coax 1   (kōks)   
v.   coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es

v.   tr.

  1. To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.

  2. To obtain by persistent persuasion: coaxed the secret out of the child.

  3. Obsolete To caress; fondle.

  4. To move to or adjust toward a desired end: "A far more promising approach to treating advanced melanoma is to coax the immune system to recognize melanoma cells as deadly" (Natalie Angier).

v.   intr.
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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Word Origin & History

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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Computing Dictionary

coax
coaxial cable

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
coax
coaxial cable
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