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  • 41Honey — Hon ey, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Honeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Honeying}.] To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. Honeying and making love. Shak.… …

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  • 42Honeyed — Honey Hon ey, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Honeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Honeying}.] To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. Honeying and making love.… …

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  • 43Honeying — Honey Hon ey, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Honeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Honeying}.] To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. Honeying and making love.… …

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  • 44ingratiatory — adj. 1. pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; as, her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable. Syn: coaxing. [WordNet 1.5] 2. calculated to please or gain favor; same as {ingratiating}, 2. Syn: ingratiating. [WordNet… …

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  • 45blandish — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French blandiss , stem of blandir, from Latin blandiri, from blandus mild, flattering Date: 14th century transitive verb to coax with flattery ; cajole intransitive verb to act or speak in a flattering… …

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  • 46cozen — transitive verb (cozened; cozening) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare, from Italian cozzone horse trader, from Latin cocion , cocio trader Date: 1573 1. to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and… …

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  • 47tease — I. transitive verb (teased; teasing) Etymology: Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan; akin to Old High German zeisan to tease Date: before 12th century 1. a. to disentangle and lay parallel by combing or carding < tease wool > b. teasel …

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