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Dictionary: sweet-talk   (swēt'tôk')
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v. Informal, -talked, -talk·ing, -talks.

v.tr.
To coax or cajole with flattery.

v.intr.
To use flattery.


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

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, inveigle

 
 
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