verb deponent

blandĭor

2nd PP blandīrī · 3rd PP blandītus · conj. 4th

to cling caressingly to one; to fawn upon; to flatter

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,… •

With dat.: matri interfectae infante miserabiliter blandiente, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 88.—

inter se

With inter se, Plin. 10, 37, 52, § 109.—

ut •

With ut and subj.: Hannibalem pueriliter blandientem patri ut duceretur in Hispaniam, Liv. 21, 1, 4.—

absol •

Absol.: cessit immanis tibi blandienti Janitor aulae Cerberus, Hor. C. 3, 11, 15: tantusque in eo vigor, et dulcis quidam blandientis risus apparuit, ut, etc., Just. 1, 4, 12: et modo blanditur, modo... Terret, Ov. M. 10, 416.—

by extension

to flatter; make flattering; courteous speeches

In gen., to flatter, make flattering, courteous speeches, be complaisant to.

With dat.: nostro ordini palam blandiuntur, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 37: blandiri eis… ••

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.—

absol ••

Absol.: quippe qui litigare se simulans blandiatur, Cic. Lael. 26, 99: lingua juvet, mentemque tegat. Blandire, noceque, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 103: in blandiendo (vox) lenis et summissa, Quint. 11, 3, 63: pavidum blandita, timidly coaxing, Ov. M. 9, 569: qui cum dolet blanditur, post tempus sapit, Publ. Syr. v. 506 Rib.—

per •

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, §… •

With abl.: torrenti ac meditatā cotidie oratione blandiens, Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12.—

in particular

to flatter one; s self with something; to fancy something •

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.—

to persuade; impel by flattery

Pregn., to persuade or impel by flattery ( = blandiendo persuadeo or compello—very rare).

With subj.: (ipsa voluptas) res per Veneris blanditur saecla propagent ( = sic… •

With subj.: (ipsa voluptas) res per Veneris blanditur saecla propagent ( = sic blanditur ut propagent), Lucr. 2, 173 Lachm.—

ab; ad •

With ab and ad: cum etiam saepe blandiatur gratia conviviorum a veris indiciis ad falsam probationem, Vitr. 3 praef.—

figuratively

to flatter; please; be agreeable

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.… •

With dat.: video quam suaviter voluptas sensibus nostris blandiatur, Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139: blandiebatur coeptis fortuna, Tac. H. 2, 10. —

absol •

Absol.: fortuna cum blanditur captatum venit, Publ. Syr. v. 167 Rib: blandiente inertiā, Tac. H. 4, 4: ignoscere vitiis blandientibus, id. Agr. 16; Suet. Ner. 20; Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 60.—

With abl.: opportuna suā blanditur populus umbrā, Ov M. 10, 555.—

Of things as objects: cur ego non votis blandiar ipse meis? i. e. believe what… •

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,

a flatterer •

Subst.: blandĭens, entis, m., a flatterer: adversus blandientes incorruptus, Tac. H. 1, 35.—

pleasant; agreeable; charming •

blandītus, a, um, P. a., pleasant, agreeable, charming (rare): rosae, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 72. peregrinatio, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 67.

Perseus ID: n5456 Key: blandior