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| blan·dish·ment [ blándishmənt ] (plural blan·dish·ments) |
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1. flattery: the use of flattery and enticements to persuade somebody to do something
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2. piece of flattery: a piece of flattery intended to persuade somebody to do something
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often used in the plural
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 impervious to all blandishments
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| [Late 16th century. < archaic blandish< Old French blandiss-, stem of blandir< Latin blandus "smooth, flattering"] |
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