Cozen vs. Coax — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cozen and Coax
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Cozen
To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
Coax
Gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something
The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work
He was coaxing me to walk a bit further
‘Come on now,’ I coaxed
Cozen
To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
Coax
Coaxial cable.
Cozen
To obtain by deceit or persuasion.
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Coax
Coaxial
Coax connectors
Cozen
To act deceitfully.
Coax
To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.
Cozen
(intransitive) To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with.
Coax
To obtain by persistent persuasion
Coaxed the secret out of the child.
Cozen
(archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
Coax
(Obsolete) To caress; fondle.
Cozen
To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
He had cozened the world by fine phrases.
Children may be cozened into a knowledge of the letters.
Goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen him,and expose him to public mirth for having been cozened.
Coax
To move to or adjust toward a desired end
"A far more promising approach to treating advanced melanoma is to coax the immune system to recognize melanoma cells as deadly" (Natalie Angier).
Cozen
To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully.
Some cogging, cozening slave.
Coax
To use persuasion or inducement.
Cozen
Be false to; be dishonest with
Coax
(obsolete) To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
Cozen
Act with artful deceit
Coax
(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
He coaxed the horse gently into the trailer.
Cozen
Cheat or trick;
He cozened the money out of the old man
Coax
(transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.
They coaxed the rope through the pipe.
Coax
(obsolete) A simpleton; a dupe.
Coax
Clipping of coaxial
Coax
To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to wheedle; to soothe.
Coax
A simpleton; a dupe.
Coax
A transmission line for high-frequency signals
Coax
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering;
He palavered her into going along
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