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blandish - 4 dictionary results
blan⋅dish
[blan-dish] 
dɪʃ
–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. |
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| blan·dish (blān'dĭsh) tr.v. blan·dished, blan·dish·ing, blan·dish·es To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole. [Middle English blandishen, from Old French blandir, blandiss-, from Latin blandīrī, from blandus, flattering; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.] blan'dish·er n., blan'dish·ment n. |
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Blandish
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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blandish
c.1305, from O.Fr. blandiss- stem of blandir "to flatter," from L. blandiri "flatter," from blandus "mild, smooth" (see bland).
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