| v. |
| [1] |
blandish
,
butter up
,
play up to
,
compliment
,
praise
,
fawn (on/upon)
,
toady to
,
truckle to
,
court
,
curry favour with
,
(Colloq) flannel
,
soft-soap
,
oil
,
(Slang) shine/suck up to
,
boot-lick
,
(Colloq) kiss (someone's) arse
,
brown-nose
|
| [2] |
enhance
,
complement
,
suit
,
show to advantage
|
| [3] |
cajole
,
wheedle
,
coax
,
inveigle
,
beguile
,
sweet-talk
|
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