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coaxed

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adjective

influenced or persuaded to do something by gentle urging, smooth talk, flattery, etc.:
A coaxed cat will make itself comfortable in your lap for a while, but a forced one will flat out refuse.
obtained by gentle urging, sweet talk, flattery, etc.:
The hotel owner eventually offered us a coaxed apology after much back and forth about the lack of cleanliness.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of coax ¹.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coaxed¹

First recorded in 1825–35; coax ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; coax ¹( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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The world, and countless generations of interactions with it, coaxed our brains to evolve in the unique way that humans perceive reality.

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She coaxed the two back into a creative relationship in the mid-aughts, which resulted in a run of stand-up shows in 2008.

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He was coaxed back to acting by Martin Scorsese and his offer of the role in Gangs of New York.

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Surely as the problems its families and couples think they’ve left behind catch up to them, others that have been long-gestating are coaxed into view by the warm atmosphere and relaxed inhibitions.

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That's why Democrats lamely asking people to turn down the temperature won't work, though it can, unfortunately, give cover to fascist leaders by falsely seeding hope they could be coaxed to see reason.

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coax coaxial

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