Blandish

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
  • v. To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole.
  • v. To make agreeable and enticing.
    • 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.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. praise somewhat dishonestly
    • Verb Form
    blandished    blandishes    blandishing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    praise   
    Hyponym
    kotow    suck up    adulate    bootlick    soft soap   
    Form
    blandished    blandishing    blandisher    blandishment   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    caress    cajole   
     
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