Tole
Tole (tōl) , transitive verb
[Old English tollen to draw, to entice; of uncertain origin. Compare Toll to ring a bell.]
To draw, or cause to follow, by displaying something pleasing or desirable; to allure by some bait.
Whatever you observe him to be more frighted at then he should, tole him on to by insensible degrees, till at last he masters the difficulty.