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to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery<trying to coax Dad into taking us on a ski trip, we mentioned what a great skier he is>Synonymsblandish, blarney, cajole, soft-soap, wheedleRelated Wordsadulate, flatter, overpraise; compliment, praise; beguile, charm, woo; beg, importune, urge; bug, nag, pesterNear Antonymsbrowbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, intimidate; coerce, compel, constrain, force, oblige
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