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butter up

verb as in charm someone with flattery

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adulate
bootlick
brown-nose
build up
cajole
flatter
inveigle
lay it on thick
massage
play up to
soften
spread it on
stroke
suck up to
sweet-talk
work on

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apple-polish

verbas in fawn

bootlick
brown-nose
butter up
curry favor
flatter
grovel
kiss someone's feet
kowtow
lick someone's boots
suck up to
sweet-talk
toady
truckle

cajole

verbas in attempt to coax; flatter

apple-polish
argue into
banter
beguile
blandish
bootlick
brown-nose
butter up
con
deceive
delude
dupe
entice
entrap
get around
get next to
hand a line
induce
influence
inveigle
jolly
lay it on thick
lure
make up to
maneuver
mislead
oil
play up to
push
rub the right way
seduce
snow
soap
soft-soap
soften
spread it on
stroke
suck up to
sweet-talk
sweeten up
tantalize
tempt
urge
wheedle
work on
work over

coax

verbas in persuade

allure
argue into
arm-twist
barter
beguile
blandish
blarney
butter up
cajole
con
decoy
entice
flatter
get
hook
importune
induce
influence
inveigle
jawbone
lure
pester
plague
press
prevail upon
rope in
soft-soap
soothe
sweet-talk
talk into
tease
tempt
urge
wangle
wheedle
work on
worm

coaxes

verbas in persuade

allure
argue into
arm-twist
barter
beguile
blandish
blarney
butter up
cajole
come on
con
decoy
entice
flatter
get
hook
importune
induce
influence
inveigle
jawbone
lure
pester
plague
press
prevail upon
rope in
soft-soap
soothe
sweet-talk
talk into
tease
tempt
urge
wangle
wheedle
work on
worm

compliment

verbas in praise, flatter

acclaim
adulate
applaud
butter up
cajole
celebrate
charm
cheer
commemorate
commend
congratulate
endorse
eulogize
exalt
extol
fawn upon
felicitate
give bouquet
glorify
hail
hand it to
honor
ingratiate oneself with
kudize
laud
magnify
make much of
panegyrize
pat on the back
pay respects
pay tribute to
please
puff up
recommend
roose
salute
sanction
satisfy
sing praises of
soothe
speak highly of
take off hat to
toast
trade last
wish joy to
worship

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