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soft soap, coaxing, sweet talk

n. flattery designed to gain favor

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

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

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flattery

n. excessive or insincere praise

praise, congratulations, kudos

n. an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

assure, convince

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

lure, tempt, entice

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!"

crawl, fawn, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

kneel, be on one's knees

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

trick, fox, fob, play a trick on

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

bid, invite

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

press, urge, exhort

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

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pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

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