Meaning of BLANDISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'blandish
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| | Definition: | | [v] praise somewhat dishonestly |
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| | Synonyms: | | flatter |
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| | Antonyms: | | belittle, disparage, pick at | | |
| | See Also: | | adulate, bootlick, brown-nose, butter up, fawn, kotow, kowtow, praise, soft-soap, stroke, suck up, toady, truckle | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Blan"dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blandished}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Blandishing}.] [OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L.
blandiri, fr. blandus mild, flattering.]
1. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to
caress; to cajole.
2. To make agreeable and enticing.
Mustering all her wiles, With blandished parleys.
--Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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