Definition of "cajole"

Then he Cajol'd vvith his Brother, and perſvvaded him vvhat Service he had done him, […]

1722 (indicated as 1721), [Daniel Defoe], The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, &c. […], London: […] W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […]; and T. Edling, […], published 1722, page 64

If you are cajoled by the cunning arguments of a trumpeter of heresy, or the praises of a puritanic old woman, is not that womanish?

1820, [Walter Scott], chapter I, in The Abbot. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], page 26

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.

2010 August 4, 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 July 13, Alex Williams, “Why Is It Hard to Make Friends Over 30?”, in New York Times‎