blandishment
1. flattery intended to persuade • Syn: cajolery, palaver • Derivationally related forms: palaver (for: palaver), cajole (for: cajolery), blandish • Hypernyms: flattery 2. the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery • Syn: wheedling • Derivationally related forms: wheedle (for: wheedling), blandish • Hypernyms: enticement, temptation • Hyponyms: ingratiation, insinuation
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