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cajoled

cajoled is the simple past and past participle of cajole.

Meaning of cajole

Verb

cajole (third-person singular simple present cajoles, present participle cajoling, simple past and past participle cajoled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
    • Then he Cajol'd vvith his Brother, and perſvvaded him vvhat Service he had done him, […]1722 (indicated as 1721), [Daniel Defoe], The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, &c. […], London: […] W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […]; and T. Edling, […], published 1722, →OCLC, page...

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Questions about cajoled

What is cajoled the simple past and past participle of?
Cajoled is the simple past and past participle of cajole.

Words near cajoled in the dictionary

  1. cajis
  2. cajj
  3. Cajogutan
  4. cajolable
  5. cajole
  6. cajoled
  7. cajolement
  8. cajolements
  9. cajoler
  10. cajoleries
  11. cajolers

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