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    [Verb]  | "ca*jole" | \ kə-ˈjōl \


    1: to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax

    2: to obtain from someone by gentle persuasion

    3: to deceive with soothing words or false promises


    Origin: 1630 ;

     Borrowed from French cajoler "to give much attention to, make a fuss over, flatter, persuade with flattery," going back to Middle French cajoller "to flatter out of self-interest," perhaps the same verb as Middle French cageoller "to vocalize, sing (of a jay or other bird)," expressive formation of uncertain origin;

      * Note : Middle French cageoller was explained by Wartburg, et al., Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, as a permutation, under the influence of cage {cage:1|cage:1}, of gaioler "to chatter, cackle (of birds)," a derivative of Picard gaiole "birdcage," corresponding to Old French geole, jaole "cage, prison" (see: {jail:1|jail:1}). According to Dubois-Mitterand-Dauzat, Dictionaire étymologique et historique du français (Larousse, 1993, continuing the etymology from earlier editons of Dauzat), the meaning "to flatter" is due to association of cageoller with enjôler "to captivate by flattery" (Old French enjaoiler "to imprison"). Alternatively, the two formations ("to sing, vocalize" and "to flatter") have been regarded as of independent origin; the first may either be an onomatopoeic outgrowth of cacarder "to honk (of a goose)," or a rearrangement of *jacoler, based on jacques, a dialectal name for a jay; the second is conjecturally a merger of enjôler and caresser "to stroke, {caress:1|caress:1}" (thus E. Gamillscheg, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der französischen Sprache, 2. Auflage, Winter, 1969).;

    [Noun]  | "cajolement" 


    [Verb]  | "cajole" 


    1: to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery;


      * e.g., " ... cajoled her into doing his laundry for him "



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     [ "cajole" ]

    1: to force someone into doing something they don't really want to do

      * e.g.,  ... Melinda acted as if she didn't want any, but Mike cajoled her into having a couple of beers. 

     [ "cajole" ]

    1: The Act of Taking a Shit, To Shit

      * e.g.,  ... Man, i need to take a cajole 

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