cajole

Etymology

Borrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola (whence English caveola), diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”). More at cage, cave, cavum and cavus.

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
   He had tried bullying, and without success. He would try cajoling and temptation. 1894, Horatio Alger, chapter 19, in Only An Irish Boy
   [W]ith eloquent arts he had cajoled a young girl into a secret marriage. 1898, Gilbert Parker, chapter 37, in The Battle Of The Strong
   Schulman, general manager of the "G. F. C.," had been sending out messengers to hunt for him, and finally had got him in his office, arguing and pleading, cajoling and denouncing him by turns. 1917, Upton Sinclair, chapter 8, in King Coal
   For weeks, the White House, the Pentagon and Senate Democrats have been working overtime to cajole, convince and placate Republicans. August 4 2010, Michael Scherer, “NonSTARTer? Obama's Troubled Nuclear Treaty”, in Time
   But the wife was visibly unimpressed by Ms. Baskin’s half-furnished home (they had just moved in) and thrown-together spaghetti dinner. “It was basically clear that his wife had been cajoled into attending,” said Ms. Baskin, 33. “She settled on to our rickety Ikea kitchen chairs like she was lowering herself into a coal mine.” 2012-07-13, Alex Williams, “Why Is It Hard to Make Friends Over 30?”, in New York Times

noun

1. The act of cajoling