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blandishment, cajolery

n. flattery intended to persuade

rhetoric, hot air, empty talk, empty words

n. loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"

palaver

v. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

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

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

clack, piffle, gibber, gabble, tattle, tittle-tattle, chatter, prate, prattle, twaddle, maunder, blabber

v. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

blandishment, wheedling

n. the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery

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"

coo, speak lovingly, speak softly

v. speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

gas, bluster, boast, brag, vaunt, tout, swash, gasconade, shoot a line

v. show off

visit, chat, jaw, confab, chitchat, gossip, chatter, confabulate, chaffer, natter, claver

v. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

gossip, wag one's tongue

v. wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"

talk, peach, babble, tattle, blab, sing, babble out, blab out

v. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

rumor, rumour, bruit

v. tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

pull, draw, force

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

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