phraise
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sweeten — 1. to bribe Using the common imagery of making something more toothsome: Now a days ane canna phraise, An sooth, an lie, an sweeten, An palm, an sconse. (Lauderdale, 1796 referring to flattery, bribery, and trickery) And in modern … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
