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BLANDISH
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Praise somewhat dishonestly
Synonyms:
blandish; flatter
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "blandish" is one way to...):
praise (express approval of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blandish"):
soft-soap (use flattering talk on somebody)
adulate (flatter in an obsequious manner)
stroke (treat gingerly or carefully)
bootlick; fawn; kotow; kowtow; suck up; toady; truckle (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering)
brown-nose; butter up (flatter with the intention of getting something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
blandishment (the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery)
blandishment (flattery intended to persuade)
