Antonyms for cajole

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kuh-johl

Phonetic Transcription : kəˈdʒoʊl

Definition of cajole

Origin : 1640s, from French cajoler "to cajole, wheedle, coax," perhaps a blend of Middle French cageoler "to chatter like a jay" (16c., from gajole, southern diminutive of geai "jay;" see jay (n.)), and Old French gaioler "to cage, entice into a cage" (see jail (n.)). Related: Cajoled; cajoling.

verb attempt to coax; flatter

Example sentences :

Her voice was that with which one seeks to cajole a terrified infant.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

It takes something more than words to cajole them to do our will, to cover us with glory.
Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad

It was as if they were all leagued in a conspiracy to deceive and cajole.
Extract from : « The Tyranny of the Dark » by Hamlin Garland

How he managed to cajole the publishers in the beginning he does not tell us.
Extract from : « Confessions of a Book-Lover » by Maurice Francis Egan

She tried to argue, to cajole, and to appear defiant, but all was useless.
Extract from : « The Golden Face » by William Le Queux

You cannot cajole it put of me, you cannot steal it from me.
Extract from : « The Devil's Paw » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

She was willing to cajole, to cater in order to win friendship.
Extract from : « Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall » by Jean K. Baird

Then when I try to cajole them into the henhouse they fly all ways.
Extract from : « The Youngest Girl in the Fifth » by Angela Brazil

That evening she managed to cajole Father for a short stroll on the moor.
Extract from : « The Youngest Girl in the Fifth » by Angela Brazil

Ever there were his insidious wiles to compromise, cajole, trick and betray them.
Extract from : « The Devil » by Joseph O'Brien

Synonyms for cajole

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