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• coax — [kəuks US kouks] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cokes stupid person (16 17 centuries)] 1.) to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way ▪ Please, Vic, come with us, Nancy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• coax — [ kouks ] verb transitive 1. ) to gently persuade someone to do something: After dinner Lily was coaxed into singing several songs. It took some time, but we were finally able to coax him out of quitting. a ) if you coax something out of someone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• coax — coax, cajole, wheedle, blandish mean to use ingratiating art in persuading or attempting to persuade. Coax implies gentle, persistent efforts to induce another or to draw what is desired out of another {in a coaxing voice, suited to a nurse… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• coax something out of someone — phrase to gently persuade someone to tell or give you something She could coax answers to very personal questions out of people. Thesaurus: to persuade someone to tell you somethingsynonym Main entry: coax …   Useful english dictionary

• coax 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• coax 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• coax 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• coax 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• coax — verb 1 (I, T) to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way: Please, Vic, come with us, Nancy coaxed. | coax sb into/out of doing (sth): We had to coax Alan into going to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• coax — [[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… …   English dictionary

• coax — UK [kəʊks] / US [koʊks] verb [transitive] Word forms coax : present tense I/you/we/they coax he/she/it coaxes present participle coaxing past tense coaxed past participle coaxed to make something such as a machine or piece of equipment do what… …   English dictionary