blandish
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English blandishen, from Middle French blandir, from Latin blanditia (“flattery, coaxing”)
[edit] Verb
blandish (third-person singular simple present blandishes, present participle blandishing, simple past and past participle blandished)
- (transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
- (transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
[edit] Translations
to persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole
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