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blandished

blandished is the simple past and past participle of blandish.

Meaning of blandish

Verb

blandish (third-person singular simple present blandishes, present participle blandishing, simple past and past participle blandished)

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

Questions about blandished

What is blandished the simple past and past participle of?
Blandished is the simple past and past participle of blandish.

Words near blandished in the dictionary

  1. Blandino
  2. Blandinos
  3. Blandins
  4. blandiose
  5. blandish
  6. blandished
  7. blandisher
  8. blandishers
  9. blandishes
  10. blandishing
  11. blandishingly

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