blandish

English

Etymology

From Middle English blandishen, borrowed from Middle French blandir, from Latin blandior, blandiri (“to soothe, flatter”).

Pronunciation

enPR: blăndĭsh, IPA^(key): /ˈblændɪʃ/
Rhymes: -ændɪʃ

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.

Derived terms

blandisher
blandishment

Translations

to persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole

Bulgarian: придумвам чрез ласкателство (pridumvam črez laskatelstvo)
Dutch: vleien (nl)

German: zureden (de)
Russian: угова́ривать (ru) (ugovárivatʹ)

to praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up

Bulgarian: лаская (bg) (laskaja)
Dutch: vleien (nl)

Hungarian: hízeleg (hu)