cajole
Betekenis (Engels)
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To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
Concepten
Synoniemen
fawn on
captivate
try to persuade
make round
plead with
curry favour with
endear oneself to
flatter for a favour
pamper spoil coddle
talk amorously
deceive by flattery
Met koppelteken als
ca‧jole
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/kəˈdʒəʊl/
Etymologie (Engels)
Borrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola (whence English caveola), diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”). More at cage, cave, cavum and cavus.
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