| VERB | communication | palaver, chatter, piffle, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
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| communication | palaver, wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | |
| communication | palaver | have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds | |
| NOUN | communication | palaver, blandishment, cajolery | flattery intended to persuade |
| communication | palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric | loud and confused and empty talk |
| Meaning | flattery intended to persuade. | |
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| Synonyms | blandishment, cajolery | |
| Broader | flattery | excessive or insincere praise |
| Spanish | adulación, coba, lisonja, zalamería | |
| Catalan | engalipada, magarrufa, xerrameca | |
| Verbs | palaver | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
| Meaning | Loud and confused and empty talk. | |
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| Synonyms | hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric | |
| Broader | nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum | A message that seems to convey no meaning / meaning |
| Spanish | charlatanería, palabrería | |
| Catalan | claca, xerrameca | |
| Verbs | palaver | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
| Meaning | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | chatter, piffle, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | |
| Narrower | babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither | To talk / talk foolishly |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | charlar, cotillear, disparatar, garlar, parlotear | |
| Catalan | desbarrar, garlar, parlotejar, xerrar | |
| Nouns | palaver | loud and confused and empty talk |
| Meaning | Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | |
| Example | "He palavered her into going along" | |
| Synonyms | wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle | |
| Narrower | browbeat, bully, swagger | discourage or frighten with threats / threats or a domineering manner |
| soft-soap | persuade someone through flattery | |
| Broader | persuade | Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action |
| Spanish | camelar, convencer, engatusar | |
| Nouns | palaver | flattery intended to persuade |
| Meaning | Have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue palaver; Sam wants to palaver with Sue | |
| Broader | parley | discuss, as between enemies |
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