influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
“He palavered her into going along”
Word Forms
coax
verb
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
wheedler
noun
someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
wheedling
noun
the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
cajolery
noun
flattery intended to persuade
palaver
noun
flattery intended to persuade
blarney
noun
flattery designed to gain favor
coaxer
noun
someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
coaxing
noun
flattery designed to gain favor
coax
noun
a transmission line for high-frequency signals
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
koax
eine Übertragungsleitung für Hochfrequenzsignale
🇫🇷French
amadouer
une ligne de transmission pour les signaux haute fréquence
🇪🇸Spanish
engatusar
una línea de transmisión para señales de alta frecuencia
🇮🇹Italian
coassiale
una linea di trasmissione per segnali ad alta frequenza
🇳🇱Dutch
overhalen
een transmissielijn voor hoogfrequente signalen
🇵🇹Portuguese
persuadir
uma linha de transmissão para sinais de alta frequência
🇷🇺Russian
коаксиальный
линия передачи высокочастотных сигналов
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मनाना
उच्च-आवृत्ति संकेतों के लिए एक ट्रांसमिशन लाइन
🇧🇩Bengali
শান্ত করা
উচ্চ-ফ্রিকোয়েন্সি সিগন্যালের জন্য একটি ট্রান্সমিশন লাইন
🇮🇳Tamil
கோக்ஸ்
உயர் அதிர்வெண் சமிக்ஞைகளுக்கான பரிமாற்ற வரி
🇮🇳Telugu
కోక్స్
అధిక-ఫ్రీక్వెన్సీ సిగ్నల్స్ కోసం ట్రాన్స్మిషన్ లైన్
🇮🇳Marathi
शांत करणे
उच्च-फ्रिक्वेंसी सिग्नलसाठी ट्रान्समिशन लाइन
🇮🇳Gujarati
મનાવવું
ઉચ્ચ-આવર્તન સિગ્નલો માટે ટ્રાન્સમિશન લાઇન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೋಕ್ಸ್
ಅಧಿಕ-ಆವರ್ತನ ಸಂಕೇತಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸರಣ ಮಾರ್ಗ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കോക്സ്
ഉയർന്ന ഫ്രീക്വൻസി സിഗ്നലുകൾക്കുള്ള ഒരു ട്രാൻസ്മിഷൻ ലൈൻ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਨਾਉਣਾ
ਉੱਚ-ਫ੍ਰੀਕੁਐਂਸੀ ਸਿਗਨਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਣ ਲਾਈਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
منانا
ہائی فریکوئنسی سگنلز کے لیے ایک ٹرانسمیشن لائن
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
哄
高频信号传输线
🇯🇵Japanese
同軸
高周波信号の伝送線路
🇰🇷Korean
동축 케이블
고주파 신호의 전송선로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
dỗ dành
đường truyền tín hiệu tần số cao
🇹🇭Thai
เล้าโลม
สายส่งสำหรับสัญญาณความถี่สูง
🇮🇩Indonesian
membujuk
saluran transmisi untuk sinyal frekuensi tinggi
🇵🇭Filipino
suyuin
isang linya ng paghahatid para sa mga signal na may mataas na dalas
🇲🇾Malay
memujuk
talian penghantaran untuk isyarat frekuensi tinggi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اقناع
خط نقل للإشارات عالية التردد
🇮🇷Persian
متقاعد کننده
خط انتقال سیگنال های فرکانس بالا
🇹🇷Turkish
ikna edici
yüksek frekanslı sinyaller için bir iletim hattı
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְשַׁדֵל
קו תמסורת לאותות בתדר גבוה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'coax'?
The primary meaning of 'coax' is 'a transmission line for high-frequency signals'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'coax' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'coax' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'coax' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'coax' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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