blandish

tr.v., -dished, -dish·ing, -dish·es.
To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.

[Middle English blandishen, from Old French blandir, blandiss-, from Latin blandīrī, from blandus, flattering.]

blandisher blan'dish·er n.
blandishment blan'dish·ment n.

verb

1. To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery: cajole, coax, honey, wheedle. Informal soft-soap, sweet-talk. See persuasion/dissuasion.
2. To compliment excessively and ingratiatingly: adulate, butter up, flatter, honey, slaver. Informal soft-soap, sweet-talk. See praise/blame.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: praise somewhat dishonestly
  Synonym: flatter

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - smigre, lokke, besnakke

Nederlands (Dutch)
vleien

Français (French)
v. tr. - flatter, cajoler

Deutsch (German)
v. - schmeicheln, beschwatzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καλοπιάνω, χαϊδεύω, κολακεύω

Italiano (Italian)
lusingare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adular

Русский (Russian)
обхаживать, улещать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - halagar, lisonjear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smickra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
劝诱, 奉承, 逢迎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 勸誘, 奉承, 逢迎

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 아첨하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - おだてる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تملق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החניף‬

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