Betydelse av cajole på svenska

• 0 to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises:

  • He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.

  • I managed to cajole her out of leaving too early.

  • The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten.

• 1 to try to persuade someone to do something by saying things that please the person or make the person feel important:

  • She is constantly cajoling her fellow citizens to adopt modern ideas and methods.