Cajole \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. ge[^o]le, 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.
Historically, they have had to cajole independent bottlers into getting behind new products and have had to deal with substandard management at some independents.
Most tellingly, a vital aspect of a No. 1 nation is its ability to cajole, punish and lead.
One of the most striking features of this week's Budget was the chancellor's evident desire to flatter and cajole the nation's manufacturers.
Labor lobbyists were making the rounds on Capitol Hill complaining that the pilots' pension provision is an effort by Federal Express to cajole its more than 2,000 pilots into remaining nonunion.
You can cajole, wheedle and encourage.
Under Mr. Thornton's resolute direction, the fledgling National Air Traffic Controllers Association has mounted the most serious effort yet to cajole controllers back to the union label.