blandish

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Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˈblændɪʃ/

Definition of blandish

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.

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verb

(transitive)To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
(transitive)To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.

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From Middle English blaundishen (“to flatter; to fawn; to be enticing or persuasive; to be favourable; of the sea: to become calm”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman blaundishen, from blandiss-, the extended stem of Middle French blandir + Middle English -ishen (suffix forming verbs). Blandir is derived from Latin blandīrī (“to fawn, flatter; to delude”), from blandus (“fawning, flattering, smooth, suave; persuasive; alluring, enticing, seductive; agreeable, pleasant”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“erroneous, false; bad, evil”)) + -iō (suffix forming causative verbs from adjectives). The English word is analysable as bland + -ish; compare bland (“agreeable, pleasant, suave; mild, soothing”).

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