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. geôle, 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.
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