The definition of blandish means to talk someone into something with flattery.
(verb)Getting a classmate to do your assignment by telling them what an excellent student they are is an example of to blandish.
See blandish in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Origin: ME blandishen < OFr blandiss-, extended stem of blandir, to flatter < L blandiri, to flatter < bland
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See blandish in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb blan·dished, blan·dish·ing, blan·dish·es
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Origin: Middle English blandishen
Origin: , from Old French blandir, blandiss-
Origin: , from Latin blandīrī
Origin: , from blandus, flattering; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots
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