cajole
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cajole
- /kəˈdʒəʊl/ UK
- /kəˈd͡ʒoʊl/ US
Rhymes with -əʊl
Where it comes from
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, cavus, and jail.
verb cajoles · cajoling · cajoled
- To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax. Then he Cajol'd vvith his Brother, and perſvvaded him vvhat Service he had done him, […]
noun cajoles
- The act of cajoling.
