blandish

Sweet-talk someone over

Blandish means to coax or persuade someone using flattery and gentle urging.

The word suggests a soft, ingratiating approach rather than forceful demands—you might blandish someone into lending you money or blandish your way into a party.

She blandished the doorman until he let her through.

The related noun blandishment, usually plural, refers to the flattering words or actions themselves: He was unmoved by her blandishments.

coax

cajole

Persuade through flattery

wheedlePersuade through flattery
persuadeCause to believe
enticeAttract by offering appeal

urge · convince · influence · nudge · prod · encourage · tempt · sway · inveigle · soft-soap

flatter

compliment

Words expressing approval

adulatePraise to excess
fawnYoung deer, or flatter
butter upFlatter insincerely for advantage

sweet-talk · praise · laud · extol · eulogize · glorify · stroke · pander · bootlick · flattery

charm

allure

Attractive, tempting quality

captivateHold attention irresistibly
enchantMagically captivate someone
beguileCharm into deception

bewitch · mesmerize · seduce · entice · lure · disarm · fascinate · entrance · spellbind · enrapture

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cajole

compliment

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