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coax
coax
[
kōks
]
(
past and past participle
coaxed
,
present participle
coax·ing
,
3rd person present singular
coax·es
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
persuade gently:
to persuade somebody gently to do something
2.
transitive verb
obtain something by gentle persuasion:
to get something from somebody by gentle persuasion
3.
transitive verb
gently make something work:
to manipulate something patiently until it moves or works
I finally coaxed the sticky drawers open.
[
Late 16th century. < obsolete
cokes
"simpleton," origin ?
]
coax·ing·ly
[
kṓksinglee
]
adverb
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coax·ing·ly [ kṓksinglee ] adverb
