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blan·dish    Audio Help   [blan-dish] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole: They blandished the guard into letting them through the gate.
–verb (used without object)
2.to use flattery or cajolery.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME blandisshen < AF, MF blandiss-, long s. of blandir < L blandīrī to soothe, flatter. See bland, -ish2]

—Related forms
blan·dish·er, noun
blan·dish·ing·ly, adverb
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  blandish
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  allure, beguile, cajole, caress, charm, coax, entice, flatter, urge, wheedle
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  coax
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery.
Synonyms:  cajole, honey, wheedle
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  flatter
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To compliment excessively and ingratiatingly.
Synonyms:  adulate, butter up, honey, slaver
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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