cajole
kuh-JOHLverbMeaning to persuade with flattery or sweet talk
Memory hook ca-JOLLY: JOLLY sweet talk. Dev praises his sister’s cooking all week in his jolliest voice until she agrees to lend him her bike: he cajoles her.
Dev cajoled his sister into lending him her bike by praising her cooking all week.
In context When orders failed, the coach tried to cajole the team instead, telling them how talented they were and promising pizza if they ran just three more laps.
Similar sweet-talk, coax, wheedle, flatter
Opposite force, coerce