un cajoling
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), ca·joled, ca·jol·ing.
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
Origin:
1635–45; < French cajoler to cajole or chatter like a jaybird, apparently derivative of *cajole birdcage (< Late Latin caveola < Latin cave(a) cage + -ola ole1) + -er infinitive suffix
1635–45; < French cajoler to cajole or chatter like a jaybird, apparently derivative of *cajole birdcage (< Late Latin caveola < Latin cave(a) cage + -ola ole1) + -er infinitive suffix
Related forms
ca·jole·ment, noun
ca·jol·er, noun
ca·jol·ing·ly, adverb
un·ca·jol·ing, adjective
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| —vb | |
| to persuade (someone) by flattery or pleasing talk to do what one wants; wheedle; coax | |
| [C17: from French cajoler to coax, of uncertain origin] | |
| ca'jolement | |
| —n | |
| ca'joler | |
| —n | |
| ca'jolery | |
| —n | |
| ca'jolingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
cajole
1640s, from Fr. cajoler "to cajole, wheedle, coax," perhaps a blend of M.Fr. cageoler "to chatter like a jay" (16c., from gajole, southern dim. of geai "jay"), and O.Fr. gaioler "to cage, entice into a cage" (see jail).
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