to flatter or coax in persuading; cajole
Origin of blandish
Middle English blandishen from Old French blandiss-, extended stem of blandir, to flatter from Classical Latin blandiri, to flatter from blandblandish
blan·dish
verb
The definition of blandish means to talk someone into something with flattery.
Getting a classmate to do your assignment by telling them what an excellent student they are is an example of to blandish.
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blandish
transitive verb
blan·dished, blan·dish·ing, blan·dish·esTo coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.
Origin of blandish
Middle English blandishen from Old French blandir blandiss- from Latin blandīrī from blandus flattering ; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- blan′dish·er
noun
- blan′dish·ment
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present blandishes, present participle blandishing, simple past and past participle blandished)
Origin
From Middle English blandishen, from Middle French blandir, from Latin blanditia (“flattery, coaxing”)
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