Blandishment: alternatives and connections

The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.

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The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise.

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The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction.

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The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in.

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One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens.

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One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens.

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A wheedling to delude; words used in cajoling; flattery.

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Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.

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of Wheedle

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