Admonished vs Coax - What's the difference?
admonished | coax |
(admonish)
To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; — followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
(obsolete) To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
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To carefully manipulate into a particular desired state, situation or position.
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, title= (obsolete) A simpleton; a dupe.
As verbs the difference between admonished and coax
is that admonished is (admonish) while coax is (obsolete) to fondle, kid, pet, tease.As a noun coax is
(obsolete) a simpleton; a dupe or coax can be .admonished
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Verb
(head)admonish
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Quotations
* 1906 , , part I, ch II, *: “You needn’t stray off too far in doin’ it,” his partner admonished . “If that pack ever starts to jump you, them three cartridges’d be wuth no more’n three whoops in hell. Them animals is damn hungry, an’ once they start in, they’ll sure get you, Bill.” * Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Valley of Fear *: Well, that's because he daren't trust you. But in his heart he is not a loyal brother. We know that well. So we watch him and we wait for the time to admonish him. * The Book of Ecclesiastes in The Bible (KJV) *: Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished . * The Book of Ecclesiastes in The Bible (KJV) *: And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.Synonyms
* reprimand * chide * See also * See alsoDerived terms
* admonishable * admonisher * admonishing * admonishingly * admonishmentcoax
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Etymology 1
originally (1586) in the slang phrase to make a coax of , from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "fool, simpleton", itself of obscure origin, perhaps related to cock (male bird, pert boy). The modern spelling is from 1706.Verb
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.}}
- On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable.
Geothermal Energy, volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.}}
Synonyms
* (persuade gradually) cajole, persuade, wheedle * (manipulate carefully into position) easeNoun
(es)- (Beaumont and Fletcher)