To coax, entice, allure into, from, etc. Obsolete. (Here, apparently associated with coy, n.1, decoy, v.)
| 单词 | θ144189 |
| 释义 | the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > wheedle, coax, or cajole > into or out of (6) coy1635 To coax, entice, allure into, from, etc. Obsolete. (Here, apparently associated with coy, n.1, decoy, v.) to complement away, out of1640 to complement away, out of: see compliment, v. 2b. wheedle1667 with various prepositions and adverbs, or with infinitive: To bring into a specified condition by such action. to compliment (a person) into (a state), out of (a thing)1705 to compliment away: to do away with, by compliments. to compliment (a person) into (a state), out of (a thing): to bring into, or ‘do’ out of, by… inveigle1849 colloquial. To cajole one out of something. blandander1888 transitive. To tempt by blandishment (into); to cajole. |
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