Ca*jole" (?), v. i. [imp. &
p. p. Cajoled (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Cajoling.] [F. cajoler, orig., to
chatter like a bird in a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle
talk, to flatter, from the source of OF. goale,
jaiole, F. geôle, dim. of cage a cage.
See Cage, Jail.] To deceive with flattery or
fair words; to wheedle.
I am not about to cajole or flatter you
into a reception of my views.
F. W. Robertson.
Syn. -- To flatter; wheedle; delude; coax; entrap.