coax1

[kohks] /koʊks/
verb (used with object)
1.
to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole:
He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.
2.
to obtain by coaxing:
We coaxed the secret from him.
3.
to manipulate to a desired end by adroit handling or persistent effort:
He coaxed the large chair through the door.
4.
Obsolete.
  1. to fondle.
  2. to fool; deceive.
verb (used without object)
5.
to use gentle persuasion.
Origin
1580-90; v. use of cokes fool (now obsolete), perhaps variant of coxcomb
Related forms
coaxer, noun
coaxingly, adverb
half-coaxing, adjective
half-coaxingly, adverb
uncoaxed, adjective
uncoaxing, adjective

coax2

[koh-aks, koh-aks] /koʊˈæks, ˈkoʊ æks/
noun, Electricity
1.
coaxial cable.
Origin
1945-50; by shortening
Examples from the web for coax
  • coax spring bulbs to flower indoors during winter.
  • For the new study, an animal trainer took six months to coax and cajole his five chimp study subjects to walk on treadmills.
  • Long ago, people celebrated by lighting bonfires and candles to coax back the sun.
  • Sometimes he stays out all night before she can coax him in.
  • We slowly walked the crate back to the den and everyone helped coax the musk ox calf out of the way.
  • We have to take her out and coax her into doing her business.
  • Shocked rice becomes sullen, and it is difficult to coax out its goodness.
  • Kate began to coax the egg's cytoplasm into the needle.
  • Yes, a good agent knows how to coax and cajole a regretful seller.
  • One of the great challenges in neuroscience has been learning how to coax nerves to regenerate after injuries.
British Dictionary definitions for coax

coax1

/kəʊks/
verb
1.
to seek to manipulate or persuade (someone) by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc
2.
(transitive) to obtain by persistent coaxing
3.
(transitive) to work on or tend (something) carefully and patiently so as to make it function as one desires: he coaxed the engine into starting
4.
(transitive) (obsolete) to caress
5.
(transitive) (obsolete) to deceive
Derived Forms
coaxer, noun
coaxingly, adverb
Word Origin
C16: verb formed from obsolete noun cokes fool, of unknown origin

coax2

/ˈkəʊæks/
noun
1.
short for coaxial cable
Word Origin and History for coax
v.

1580s, originally in slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "a fool, ninny, simpleton" (1560s); modern spelling is 1706. Origin obscure, perhaps related to cock (n.1). Related: Coaxed; coaxing.

coax in Technology


coaxial cable

Related Abbreviations for coax

coax

coaxial cable