cajole
Speech parts
1. cajole - Noun
2. cajole - Verb
Meaning
To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.
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He palavered her into going along
Bryan Carver has made a big impression of late but he'll need to cajole his mount into contention at just the right time if he wants to land another victory here.
But on the other hand, trying to cajole or plead or shame someone out of a powerfully felt food aversion just seems like setting yourself up for failure, alienating their trust and affection, and driving yourself up the wall.
Another Johnson biographer noted, "He could get up every day and learn what their fears, their desires, their wishes, their wants were and he could then manipulate, dominate, persuade and cajole them."
His students, many of whom became distinguished mathematicians, noted the awesome energy with which he would coax and cajole their best work out of them, always demanding the highest standards of clarity and precision.
The phrase is on the one hand a politically-correct and ingratiating semaphore of social virtue claimed by the moral pariahs of the day, those who shamelessly flatter and cajole to maintain their status and pursue their advantage.