SAT vocabulary

Coax

To persuade someone gradually or by flattery to do something.

Example

"She tried to coax the shy child out from behind his mother's legs with a gentle smile and a promised treat."

Origin uncertain, possibly from an obsolete verb 'cokes' (to make a fool of, to fondle), or related to 'cajole'.

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