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blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk

n. flattery designed to gain favor

wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

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praise

n. offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"

make

v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

assure

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

entice, lure, tempt

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

kneel

v. rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on

v. deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

invite, bid

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

urge, urge on, press, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

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pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

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