nudge (someone) into (doing) (something)

To gently coax, persuade, or convince someone into some situation or to do something. I had never really intended to get married, but my girlfriend really wanted to and eventually nudged me into the decision. You have to nudge people into making changes in their lifestyle; they really don't like being pressured or guilted into it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leofstan	-	Anglo-Saxon
Lorie	LAWR-ee	English
Varlam	-	Russian
Celia	SEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Italian
Jeremiah	jer-ə-MIE-ə (English)	English, Biblical
Bernhard	BERN-hahrt (German)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic