'Blandish' definitions:
Definition of 'blandish'
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Definition of 'Blandish'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make agreeable and enticing. [1913 Webster]
- Mustering all her wiles, With blandished parleys. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'blandish'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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