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coax
1[ kohks ]
verb (used with object)
- to influence or persuade to do something by gentle urging, smooth talk, flattery, etc.:
He tried to coax her to sing, but she refused.
- to obtain by coaxing:
We coaxed the secret from him.
- to manipulate to a desired end by adroit handling or persistent effort:
He coaxed the large chair through the door.
- Obsolete.
- to fondle.
- to fool; deceive.
verb (used without object)
- to use gentle persuasion.
coax
2[ koh-aks, koh-aks ]
noun
coax
1/ °ìəʊ°ì²õ /
verb
- to seek to manipulate or persuade (someone) by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc
- tr to obtain by persistent coaxing
- tr to work on or tend (something) carefully and patiently so as to make it function as one desires
he coaxed the engine into starting
- obsolete.tr to caress
- obsolete.tr to deceive
coax
2/ ˈ°ìəʊæ°ì²õ /
noun
- short for coaxial cable
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦´Ç²¹³æ±ð°ù, noun
- ˈ³¦´Ç²¹³æ¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦´Ç²¹³æ·±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of coax1
Origin of coax2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of coax1
Example Sentences
It is that talent Emery is trying to coax out of the player.
There, Mark finds Gemma serenely disassembling the crib, and coaxes her to run with him.
Surely as the problems its families and couples think they’ve left behind catch up to them, others that have been long-gestating are coaxed into view by the warm atmosphere and relaxed inhibitions.
Police have been emailing him, "pulling at his heartstrings" in an effort to coax him back home and “clean up the mess that he has created,†the sheriff said.
The self-taught British composer David Wise, with valuable contributions from Robin Beanland and Eveline Fischer, had managed to coax a richer variety of sounds than had ever emanated from a game console.
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