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blandish

Meaningto caress

Common meaning: flatter or coax

Journey through time

  1. Latinblandiri‘to caress’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsto caress → to flatter, presblandir‘to flatter, pres’source
  3. Middle Englishblandisen‘flatter’source
  4. Englishblandish‘flatter or coax’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin blandiri ‘to caress’.

Roots

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