coax

The congregation was warm, friendly, and welcoming—traits, he says, he later came to believe they used to coax members in.

And of course Baelish materialized (at just the right moment) to save Sansa and coax Lysa away from the ledge.

Even after all the heroes are gone, it lays dormant, waiting for light to coax it out of the shadows.

So instead of tapping into spare capacity, Uber had to coax new capacity into being.

He tried to coax the distraught girl out of silence, inquiring about her school and family life, but her replies were clipped.

But he soon got over his fear, and was so busy feeding the elephant, that his papa had to coax him away.

Sue drew Tessa aside to coax in her plaintively miserable voice, Come home with me; father will say things, and I shall be afraid.

The doctors said we must take the child away, if we would coax her back to health and strength again.

Dont lets overeat, said Tootles seriously, trying to coax forth a smile.

Here, you take hold of the chain, and I will coax the dog to be quiet while I put Jacko on his back.