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11Coax — Coax, n. A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …
12coax someone out of (doing) something — coax someone into/out of (doing) something phrase to gently persuade someone to do something or not do something After dinner Lily was coaxed into singing several songs. Rescuers told how they coaxed a man out of a suicide attempt. Thesaurus: to …
13coax someone into of (doing) something — coax someone into/out of (doing) something phrase to gently persuade someone to do something or not do something After dinner Lily was coaxed into singing several songs. Rescuers told how they coaxed a man out of a suicide attempt. Thesaurus: to …
14coax — I verb allure, appeal, attract, bait, blandish, bribe, cajole, captivate, convince, encourage, engage, enlist, ensnare, entice, evoke, exert pressure, exhort, hominem permulcere, homini blandiri, impel, incite, induce, influence, insist, inspire …
15Coax-Kabel — Coax Kabel, Koaxialkabel …
16coax — [v] persuade allure, argue into, armtwist*, barter, beguile, blandish, blarney, butter up*, cajole, come on, con, decoy, entice, flatter, get, hook, importune, induce, influence, inveigle, jawbone*, lure, pester, plague, press, prevail upon, rope …
17coax — ► VERB 1) persuade gradually or by flattery to do something. 2) manipulate carefully into a particular situation or position. ORIGIN originally in the sense pet, fondle : from obsolete cokes «simpleton» …
18coax something out of somebody — coax sth out of/from sb derived to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth • The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast. Main entry: ↑coaxderived …
19coax something out from somebody — coax sth out of/from sb derived to gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth • The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast. Main entry: ↑coaxderived …
20coax — [[t]ko͟ʊks[/t]] coaxes, coaxing, coaxed 1) VERB If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it. [V n prep] After lunch, she watched, listened and coaxed Bobby into talking about himself... [V n to inf] The… …
