26984 words

coax

3 definitions • 7 examples
1
to persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be:

Examples:

coax someone into doing something Perhaps you could coax your father into taking you to the station.
coax someone to do something I coaxed her to eat a little bit.
A mother was coaxing her reluctant child into the water.
a coaxing voice
2
to manage to get something to do something, or something to happen, by being very patient and taking great care:

Examples:

be coaxed to Stem cells are coaxed to grow into a variety of cells that can be injected into patients.
She coaxed the plane in for the landing.
3
to try to persuade someone to do something by gently asking or patiently encouraging the person:

Examples:

He’ll talk if you coax him.

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