blandish (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *blandish*:
VERB	communication	blandish, flatter	praise somewhat dishonestly

English > *blandish*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	praise somewhat dishonestly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonym	flatter
Narrower	adulate	flatter in an obsequious manner
	butter up, brown-nose	flatter with the intention of getting something
	fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up	try to gain favor / favor / favor by cringing or flattering
	soft-soap	Use flattering talk / talk on somebody
	stroke	treat gingerly or carefully
Broader	praise	Express approval of
Opposite	disparage, belittle, pick at	Express a negative opinion of
Spanish	adular, halagar, lisonjear
Catalan	adular, afalagar, amoixar, llagotejar
Nouns	blandishment	the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
Nouns	blandishment	flattery intended to persuade

HyperDic: blandish