blandish

[ blan-dish ]

/ ˈblæn dɪʃ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR blandish ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole: They blandished the guard into letting them through the gate.

verb (used without object)

to use flattery or cajolery.

Origin of blandish

1350–1400; Middle English blandisshen<Anglo-French, Middle French blandiss-, long stem of blandir<Latin blandīrī to soothe, flatter. See bland, -ish²

OTHER WORDS FROM blandish

blan·dish·er, nounblan·dish·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby blandish

Blanco-Fombona, bland, Bland-Allison Act, B.Land.Arch., bland diet, blandish, blandishment, blandishments, bland out, blank, blankbook

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Example sentences from the Web for blandish

Poor Blandish was so irritated, that he fell really ill himself, and took his own mixtures for three weeks.
George Cruikshank's Omnibus|George Cruikshank
All this you must understand is told retrospectively as Blandish installs himself in Samphire House.
Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;|Herbert George Wells
Adieu, Blandish; if you see Prompt first, I trust to you for the quickest communication of intelligence.
The Heiress;|John Burgoyne
And still clearer is it that the amiable Deshman wants to get at it without the participation of Mr. Blandish.
Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;|Herbert George Wells

He was, therefore, rather surprised at a coldness in Lady Blandish's manner when he did appear.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for blandish

blandish

/ (ˈblændɪʃ) /

verb

(tr) to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax

Word Origin for blandish

C14: from Old French blandir from Latin blandīrī

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	blandish
释义	blandish [ blan-dish ] / ˈblæn dɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blandish ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole: They blandished the guard into letting them through the gate. verb (used without object) to use flattery or cajolery. Origin of blandish 1350–1400; Middle English blandisshen<Anglo-French, Middle French blandiss-, long stem of blandir<Latin blandīrī to soothe, flatter. See bland, -ish² OTHER WORDS FROM blandish blan·dish·er, nounblan·dish·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby blandish Blanco-Fombona, bland, Bland-Allison Act, B.Land.Arch., bland diet, blandish, blandishment, blandishments, bland out, blank, blankbook Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blandish Poor Blandish was so irritated, that he fell really ill himself, and took his own mixtures for three weeks. George Cruikshank's Omnibus\|George Cruikshank All this you must understand is told retrospectively as Blandish installs himself in Samphire House. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;\|Herbert George Wells Adieu, Blandish; if you see Prompt first, I trust to you for the quickest communication of intelligence. The Heiress;\|John Burgoyne And still clearer is it that the amiable Deshman wants to get at it without the participation of Mr. Blandish. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;\|Herbert George Wells He was, therefore, rather surprised at a coldness in Lady Blandish's manner when he did appear. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete\|George Meredith British Dictionary definitions for blandish blandish / (ˈblændɪʃ) / verb (tr) to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax Word Origin for blandish C14: from Old French blandir from Latin blandīrī Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blandish urge, wheedle, allure, coax, entice, beguile, caress, charm, cajole
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blandish

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of blandish

OTHER WORDS FROM blandish

Words nearby blandish

Example sentences from the Web for blandish

British Dictionary definitions for blandish

verb

Word Origin for blandish

Words related to blandish