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wheedle

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wheedle
verb
she had wheedled us into employing her brother:
coax, cajole, inveigle, lure, induce, blarney, entice, charm, tempt, beguile, flatter, persuade, influence, sway, win someone over, bring someone round, prod, talk, convince, make, get, press, prevail on, get round, argue, reason, urge, pressure, pressurize, bring pressure to bear on, coerce;
informal sweet-talk, soft-soap, twist someone's arm, smooth-talk, butter someone up.
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