He coaxed it.
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
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Merriam-Webster
— to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : WHEEDLE
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Macmillan
— to make something such as a machine or piece of equipment do what you want it to do by being skilful, gentle, and patient
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Collins
— If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.
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Other Word Forms
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Usage
1 use of ‘coaxed’ in A Passage to India, by E. M. Forster