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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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Blandish
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Word Origin & History
blandish
c.1300, from O.Fr. blandiss-, prp. stem of blandir "to flatter, caress," from L. blandiri "flatter," from blandus "mild, smooth" (see bland).
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