coax

To persuade someone in a kind, patient, and soft manner.

To make an attempt to persuade someone.

To succeed in persuading someone, often with some difficulty.

To be unsuccessful in an attempt to persuade someone.

To persuade someone to do something they are reluctant to do.

To persuade someone to leave a place or state; to get something from someone.

To get something (like information or a reaction) from someone by persuading them gently.