угова́ривать — meaning in English

English meaning

• blandish verb To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
• coax verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
• persuade verb To get someone to agree to or do something by giving reasons or arguments.

Senses

угова́ривать is used for these senses in English:

• blandish (transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
• coax (transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
• persuade (transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]
• talk into (transitive) To convince (someone) by talking and suggesting.

blandish — full definition

1. verb To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
2. verb To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.

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