Blandish

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  • transitive verb. To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To flatter; caress; coax or cajole with complaisant speech or caressing act.
  • To render pleasing, alluring, or enticing.
  • To offer or bestow blandly or caressingly: as, to blandish words or favors.
  • To assume a caressing or blandishing manner.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole.
  • transitive verb. To make agreeable and enticing.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
  • verb. To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. praise somewhat dishonestly
    • Word Usage
    "To that end, I occasionally ask beg blandish published authors into coming here to Author!"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    praise  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    adulate  bootlick  brown-nose  butter up  fawn  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adulate  advocate  allure  apply pressure  bait  
    verb-form
    blandished  blandishes  blandishing  
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