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| source : web1913 |
Cajole \Ca*jole"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cajoled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Cajoling}.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in
a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter,
from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, dim. of
cage a cage. See {Cage}, {Jail}.]
To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.
I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a
reception of my views. --F. W.
Robertson.
Syn: To flatter; wheedle; delude; coax; entrap.
| source : wn |
cajole
v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle},
{palaver}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]
| source : foldoc |
CAJOLE
<language> (Chris And John's Own LanguagE) A {dataflow}
language developed by Chris Hankin <clh@doc.ic.ac.uk> and John
Sharp at {Westfield College}.
["The Data Flow Programming Language CAJOLE: An Informal
Introduction", C.L. Hankin et al, SIGPLAN Notices 16(7):35-44
(Jul 1981)].
(1994-11-08)