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Blandishment   /blˈændɪʃmənt/   Listen
Blandishment

noun
1.
Flattery intended to persuade.  Synonyms: cajolery, palaver.
2.
The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery.  Synonym: wheedling.






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"Blandishment" Quotes from Famous Books



... and corrupt this and we all know that there is nothing to hope for. The uncorrupted stock of true patriots in our land is firmly rooted in this conviction, which is worth more to the country than corn-fields and iron mines. The perpetual enticement and blandishment of worldly success so universal in our time can not move us if we found one theory and practice upon the central doctrine of moral education. Education, therefore, in its popular, untrammeled, moral sense, is the greatest concern ...
— The Elements of General Method - Based on the Principles of Herbart • Charles A. McMurry



Words linked to "Blandishment" :   flattery, temptation, enticement, cajolery, insinuation, ingratiation, palaver, wheedling, blandish



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