blandishment
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
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Blan·dish·ment
n.
[Cf. OF. blandissement.]
The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement.
Cowering low with blandishment.Milton.
Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments.Macaulay.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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blandishment
IN BRIEF: To coax or cajole by flattery.
It was only with a lot of blandishment that we got the keys to the car.
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