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blandish

[ blan-dish ]
/ ˈblæn dɪʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole: They blandished the guard into letting them through the gate.
verb (used without object)
to use flattery or cajolery.
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Origin of blandish

1350–1400; Middle English blandisshen<Anglo-French, Middle French blandiss-, long stem of blandir<Latin blandīrī to soothe, flatter. See bland, -ish2

OTHER WORDS FROM blandish

blan·dish·er, nounblan·dish·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby blandish

Blanco, Blanco-Fombona, bland, Bland-Allison Act, B.Land.Arch., blandish, blandishment, blandishments, bland out, blank, blankbook
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Words related to blandish

allure, beguile, cajole, caress, charm, coax, entice, urge, wheedle

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British Dictionary definitions for blandish

blandish
/ (ˈblændɪʃ) /
verb
(tr) to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax

Word Origin for blandish

C14: from Old French blandir from Latin blandīrī
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