English → Latin
“coax” in Latin
mulceōto stroke, graze, touch lightly or gently; to gently move something; to soften, relaxpalpōto touch softly, stroke, pat; to caress, flatter, coax, wheedle; soothe
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coax
mulcere: permulcere aliquem: palpare, or alicui, or aliquem palpari (PROP., to stroke and pat, e.g., a horse): blandiri alicui (to flatter with soft words). To coax a horse, equum palpari (Ulp., Dig.): I will coax him, and try if I can by any means, etc., palpabo, ecquonam modo possim, etc. (Cic.): to coax anybody by presents, aliquem munere palpare (Juv.): to coax anybody clumsily, alicui male palpari (Hor.): to coax anybody out of anything, suis blanditiis aliquid ab aliquo exprimere (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coax?
- The usual Latin words for “coax” are mulceō, palpō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.