cajole
C1CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
NeutralRegister
General verb
To persuade someone to do something through sustained flattery, coaxing or gentle pressure.
She cajoled her colleagues into staying late by promising to buy dinner.
Business verb
To persuade someone gradually through flattery or gentle, persistent coaxing.
He cajoled the reluctant partner into signing by emphasising the reputational upside.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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