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blandish
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb blandish has 1 sense
- blandish(v = verb.communication) flatter - praise somewhat dishonestly; Array is one way to praise
Derived forms noun blandishment2, noun blandishment1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
blandish, v. t. [OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L. blandiri, fr. blandus mild, flattering.].
- To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole. [1913 Webster]
- To make agreeable and enticing. [1913 Webster]"Mustering all her wiles,
With blandished parleys." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
blandish, v.tr. flatter; coax, cajole.
Etymology
ME f. OF blandir (-ISH(2)) f. L blandiri f. blandus soft, smooth
THESAURUS
blandish
adulate, advocate, allure, apply pressure, bait, bait the hook, banter, be hypocritical, beguile, beset, besiege, beslobber, beslubber, blarney, bug, buttonhole, cajole, call on, call upon, cant, charm, coax, compliment, con, conceit, decoy, draw, draw in, draw on, dun, ensnare, entice, exert pressure, exhort, fawn upon, flatter, flirt, flirt with, give lip service, give mouth honor, give the come-on, high-pressure, importune, insist, insist upon, inveigle, jawbone, lead on, lobby, lure, make fair weather, mouth, nag, nag at, offer bait to, oil the tongue, palaver, pester, plague, play the hypocrite, plead with, ply, praise, press, pressure, push, recommend, reek of piety, render lip service, rope in, seduce, slobber over, snivel, snuffle, soft-soap, suck in, sweet-talk, tease, urge, wheedle, woo, work on
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