| Main Entry: |
cajole |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
attempt to coax; flatter |
Synonyms: |
apple polish, argue into,
banter,
beguile, blandish, bootlick, brownnose,
build up, butter up,
con,
crowd,
deceive, decoy,
delude,
dupe,
entice, entrap, get around, get next to, hand a line,
induce,
influence,
inveigle,
jolly, lay it on thick,
lure, make up to,
maneuver,
massage,
mislead, oil, play up to,
push, rub the right way,
seduce,
snow*, soap, soft-soap,
soften, spread it on,
stroke, suck up to, sweet-talk, sweeten up,
tantalize,
tempt,
urge,
wheedle, work on, work over
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Antonyms: |
bully, force, repel
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