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Webster 1913 Edition
Blandish
Blan′dish
,Verb.
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
With
blandished
parleys. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Blandish
BLAND'ISH
,Verb.
T.
To soften; to caress; to flatter by kind words or affectionate actions.
Definition 2024
blandish
blandish
English
Verb
blandish (third-person singular simple present blandishes, present participle blandishing, simple past and past participle blandished)
- (transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
- (transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.
Translations
to persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole
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to praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up