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(v. dep.P. a.) : blandĭor, ītus, 4, v. dep.blandus.
* Prop., lit., to cling caressingly to one, to fawn upon, to flatter, soothe, caress, fondle, coax (class.).
* With dat.: matri interfectae infante miserabiliter blandiente,Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 88.
* Transf.
* With ut and subj.: Hannibalem pueriliter blandientem patri ut duceretur in Hispaniam,Liv. 21, 1, 4.
* Trop.
* In gen., to flatter, make flattering, courteous speeches, be complaisant to.
* With dat.: nostro ordini palam blandiuntur,Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 37: blandiri eis subtiliter a quibus est petendum,Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90: cur matri praeterea blanditur?id. Fl. 37, 92: durae supplex blandire puellae,Ov. A. A. 2, 527: sic (Venus) patruo blandita suo est,id. M. 4, 532; 6, 440; 14, 705.
* In partic.
* With per: de Commageno mirifice mihi et per se et per Pomponium blanditur Appius,Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 2.
* With abl.: torrenti ac meditatā cotidie oratione blandiens,Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12.
* Blandiri sibi, etc., to flatter one's self with something, to fancy something, delude one's self: blandiuntur enim sibi, qui putant, etc.,Dig. 26, 7, 3, § 2.—So often in Dig. et Codd.; cf.: ne nobis blandiar,not to flatter ourselves, to tell the whole truth,Juv. 3, 126.
* Pregn., to persuade or impel by flattery ( = blandiendo persuadeo or compello—very rare).
* With subj.: (ipsa voluptas) res per Veneris blanditur saecla propagent ( = sic blanditur ut propagent),Lucr. 2, 173 Lachm.
* With ab and ad: cum etiam saepe blandiatur gratia conviviorum a veris indiciis ad falsam probationem,Vitr. 3 praef.
* Of inanim. things as subjects, to flatter, please, be agreeable or favorable to; to allure by pleasure, to attract, entice, invite.
* With dat.: video quam suaviter voluptas sensibus nostris blandiatur,Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139: blandiebatur coeptis fortuna,Tac. H. 2, 10.
* Of things as objects: cur ego non votis blandiar ipse meis?i. e. believe what I wish,Ov. Am. 2, 11, 54: nisi tamen auribus nostris bibliopolae blandiuntur,tickle with flattery,Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 6.—Hence
* Subst.: blandĭens, entis, m., a flatterer: adversus blandientes incorruptus,Tac. H. 1, 35.
* Blandītus, a, um, P. a., pleasant, agreeable, charming (rare): rosae,Prop. 4 (5), 6, 72. peregrinatio,Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 67.
* Prop., lit., to cling caressingly to one, to fawn upon, to flatter, soothe, caress, fondle, coax (class.).
* With dat.: matri interfectae infante miserabiliter blandiente,Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 88.
* Transf.
* With ut and subj.: Hannibalem pueriliter blandientem patri ut duceretur in Hispaniam,Liv. 21, 1, 4.
* Trop.
* In gen., to flatter, make flattering, courteous speeches, be complaisant to.
* With dat.: nostro ordini palam blandiuntur,Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 37: blandiri eis subtiliter a quibus est petendum,Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90: cur matri praeterea blanditur?id. Fl. 37, 92: durae supplex blandire puellae,Ov. A. A. 2, 527: sic (Venus) patruo blandita suo est,id. M. 4, 532; 6, 440; 14, 705.
* In partic.
* With per: de Commageno mirifice mihi et per se et per Pomponium blanditur Appius,Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 2.
* With abl.: torrenti ac meditatā cotidie oratione blandiens,Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12.
* Blandiri sibi, etc., to flatter one's self with something, to fancy something, delude one's self: blandiuntur enim sibi, qui putant, etc.,Dig. 26, 7, 3, § 2.—So often in Dig. et Codd.; cf.: ne nobis blandiar,not to flatter ourselves, to tell the whole truth,Juv. 3, 126.
* Pregn., to persuade or impel by flattery ( = blandiendo persuadeo or compello—very rare).
* With subj.: (ipsa voluptas) res per Veneris blanditur saecla propagent ( = sic blanditur ut propagent),Lucr. 2, 173 Lachm.
* With ab and ad: cum etiam saepe blandiatur gratia conviviorum a veris indiciis ad falsam probationem,Vitr. 3 praef.
* Of inanim. things as subjects, to flatter, please, be agreeable or favorable to; to allure by pleasure, to attract, entice, invite.
* With dat.: video quam suaviter voluptas sensibus nostris blandiatur,Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139: blandiebatur coeptis fortuna,Tac. H. 2, 10.
* Of things as objects: cur ego non votis blandiar ipse meis?i. e. believe what I wish,Ov. Am. 2, 11, 54: nisi tamen auribus nostris bibliopolae blandiuntur,tickle with flattery,Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 6.—Hence
* Subst.: blandĭens, entis, m., a flatterer: adversus blandientes incorruptus,Tac. H. 1, 35.
* Blandītus, a, um, P. a., pleasant, agreeable, charming (rare): rosae,Prop. 4 (5), 6, 72. peregrinatio,Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 67.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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