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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.
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coax1 (kəʊks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| coax coaxial cable |
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Example sentences
Yes, a good agent knows how to coax and cajole a regretful seller.
There are a few little animals that you can coax out of their hiding places, and each has its own uses.
Coax spring bulbs to flower indoors during winter.
It all comes flooding back, the hours it would take to coax him out of one of his sulks.
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