blandish


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blandish /ˈblandɪʃ/
verb archaic coax with kind words or flattery.
– origin ME: from OFr. blandiss-, blandir, from L. blandiri, from blandus ‘soft, smooth’.
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