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Word: Coax
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from obsolete cokes ‘simpleton’, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘fondle’, hence ‘persuade by caresses or flattery’, the underlying sense being ‘make a simpleton of’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəʊks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something
Short Definition:gently and persistently persuade to do something
Examples:- the trainees were coaxed into doing boring work
- he was coaxing me to walk a bit further
- ‘Come on now,’ I coaxed
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