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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coax \Coax\ (k[=o]ks; 110), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coaxed}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Coaxing}.] [Cf. OE. cokes fool, a person easily
     imposed upon, W. coeg empty, foolish; F. coquin knave,
     rogue.]
     To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or
     fondling; to wheedle; to soothe.


  
     Syn: To wheedle; cajole; flatter; persuade; entice.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coax \Coax\, n.
     A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coax
       n : a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn: {coaxial
           cable}, {coax cable}]
       v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
           flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle},
            {cajole}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  69 Moby Thesaurus words for "coax":
     advocate, 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
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  coax
       
          {coaxial cable}
       
       

















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