The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cajole \Ca*jole"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cajoled; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Cajoling.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in
   a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter,
   from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, dim. of
   cage a cage. See Cage, Jail.]
   To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.
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         I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a
         reception of my views.                   --F. W.
                                                  Robertson.

   Syn: To flatter; wheedle; delude; coax; entrap.
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