She blandished him out of his black mood.
SYNONYM(S): cajole, wheedle, blarney.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
blan|dish — «BLAN dihsh», transitive verb, intransitive verb. to persuade by gentle ways; coax; flatter: »She blandished him out of his black mood. SYNONYM(S): cajole, wheedle, blarney. ╂[< Old French blandiss , stem of blandir < Latin blandīrī flatter … Useful english dictionary
blan´dish|ment — blan|dish «BLAN dihsh», transitive verb, intransitive verb. to persuade by gentle ways; coax; flatter: »She blandished him out of his black mood. SYNONYM(S): cajole, wheedle, blarney. ╂[< Old French blandiss , stem of blandir < Latin… … Useful english dictionary
blan·dish·ments — /ˈblændıʃmənts/ noun [plural] formal : nice things that you say or do to convince someone to do something He found it hard to resist her blandishments and almost always ended up doing as she wished … Useful english dictionary
blan — blan·co; blan·da; blan·ding s; blan·din s; blan·dish; blan·dish·er; blan·dish·ment; blan·qui·llo; blan·quism; blan·quist; ca·sa·blan·ca; blan·ket; blan·dish·ing·ly; … English syllables
dish — bad·dish; blan·dish; blan·dish·er; blan·dish·ment; brad·dish·er; cad·dish; cav·en·dish; clack·dish; clod·dish; dish; dish·er; dish·ful; ed·dish; fad·dish; kad·dish; kid·dish; lad·dish; mad·dish; pod·dish; red·dish; red·dish·ness; sad·dish;… … English syllables
blandish — blan·dish … English syllables
blandisher — blan·dish·er … English syllables
blandish — blan•dish [[t]ˈblæn dɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole 2) to use flattery or cajolery • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < AF, MF blandiss , long s. of blandir < L blandīrī to soothe, flatter. See bland, ish… … From formal English to slang
blandishment — /blan dish meuhnt/, n. Often, blandishments. something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc.: Our blandishments left him unmoved. We succumbed to the blandishments of tropical living. [1585 95; BLANDISH + MENT] Syn.… … Universalium
blandishments — blan|dish|ments [ˈblændıʃmənts] n [plural] formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: blandish to flatter (14 21 centuries), from Old French blandir, from Latin blandus; BLAND] pleasant things that you say in order to persuade or influence someone ▪ How… … Dictionary of contemporary English
