Coax

Verb

 * 1) To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
 * 2) To manipulate carefully into a particular situation or position.
 * 3) (obsolete) to fondle, kid, pet, tease

Adverbs for Coax
irresistibly;  tantalizingly;   endearingly: slyly;   treacherously;   lewdly;   sweetly; angelically.

Synonyms for Coax

 * cajole, persuade, wheedle
 * ease

Thesaurus
allure, apply pressure, bait, bait the hook, banter, barter, beguile, beset, besiege, blandish, blarney, bug, butter up, buttonhole, cajole, call on, call upon, charm, con, decoy, draw, draw in, draw on, dun, ensnare, entice, exert pressure, exhort, flirt, flirt with, get, give the come-on, high-pressure, importune, induce, insist, insist upon, inveigle, jawbone, jolly, lead on, lobby, lure, manipulate, nag, nag at, offer bait to, persuade, pester, plague, plead with, ply, press, pressure, prevail, push, recommend, rope in, seduce, soft-soap, suck in, sweet-talk, tease, tempt, urge, wheedle, woo, work on

Etymology

 * 1) originally (1586) in the slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "fool, simpleton", itself of obscure origin, perhaps related to cock (male bird, pert boy). The modern spelling is from 1706.
 * 2) Shortened from coaxial

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"k@U{ks/}}
 * ,, {{SAMPA|/koU{ks/}}