| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To coax or wheedle.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To flatter, fawn, gratify, kowtow or woo. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To lure, allure or entice. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To gild. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To feint, spoof, trick, rook or humbug. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To chicane, fool, gull, jockey or dupe. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To cheat, bluff, diddle, hoodwink or beguile. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To fudge or hoax. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To bamboozle, deceive, swindle, bilk or outwit.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Present participle conjugation of the verb cajole.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (cajole) | 1. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.[Wordnet]. 2. To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: cajoling, cajoled, cajoles, cajoler, cajolers, cajolingly and cajoledly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being flattering or ingratiating.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being gilded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being alluring, enticing or tempting. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being oily, greasy or unctuous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "CAJOLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1821. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CAJOLING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Flattering; wheedling; deceiving.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of cajole. The zookeeper was cajoling the lion back into its cage. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
