blandish

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The nurse and governess tried to blandish her, in vain.

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  1. transitive verb To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.

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  1. Middle English blandishen, from Old French blandir, blandiss-, from Latin blandīrī, from blandus, flattering; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English blaundishen, blandisen, from Old French blandiss-, stem of certain parts of blandir = Provencal Spanish blandir = Italian blandire, from Latin blandiri, flatter, caress, from blandus, caressing, gentle, bland: see bland, a.
 

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/ˈblændɪʃ/
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