English → Latin
“coaxing” in Latin
palpātiōThe act of stroking or flattering, flattery.; Trembling, terror.blanditiaflattery, compliment; caress; charmassentātiōassent; flattery, adulation
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
coaxing
palpatio (Plaut.): voces blandae: blanditiae (soft words): assentationes[Vid: FLATTERY]. (The words are found in this connection and order), blanditiae et assentationes.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for coaxing?
- The usual Latin words for “coaxing” are palpātiō, blanditia, assentātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.