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- [kohks]
- /koʊks/
- /kəʊks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kohks]
- /koʊks/
Definitions of coax word
- verb coax If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it. 3
- verb coax If you coax something such as information out of someone, you gently persuade them to give it to you. 3
- verb coax If you coax a machine or device into doing something, you make it work by operating it very slowly and gently. 3
- verb coax to seek to manipulate or persuade (someone) by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc 3
- verb coax to obtain by persistent coaxing 3
- verb coax to work on or tend (something) carefully and patiently so as to make it function as one desires 3
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Origin of coax
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; v. use of cokes fool (now obsolete), perhaps variant of coxcomb
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Coax
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coax popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coax
verb coax
- wheedle — to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
- cajole — If you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.
- tease — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- induce — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- tempt — to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
Antonyms for coax
verb coax
- disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
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