cajole
/kəˈd͡ʒoʊl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.19 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Then he Cajol'd vvith his Brother, and perſvvaded him vvhat Service he had done him, […]"
- "If you are cajoled by the cunning arguments of a trumpeter of heresy, or the praises of a puritanic old woman, is not that womanish?"
- "He had tried bullying, and without success. He would try cajoling and temptation."
- "[W]ith eloquent arts he had cajoled a young girl into a secret marriage."
- "Schulman, general manager of the "G. F. C.," had been sending out messengers to hunt for him, and finally had got him in his office, arguing and pleading, cajoling and denouncing him by turns."
- "For weeks, the White House, the Pentagon and Senate Democrats have been working overtime to cajole, convince and placate Republicans."
Etymology
Borrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola (whence English caveola), diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”). More at cage, cave, cavum, cavus, and jail.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈd͡ʒoʊl/
- British English: /kəˈdʒəʊl/