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palaver

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flattery intended to persuade(noun.communication)

Synonym:
blandishment, cajolery

source: wordnet30
loud and confused and empty talk(noun.communication)

Synonym:
empty talk, empty words, hot air, rhetoric

source: wordnet30
Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.(noun)

source: webster1913

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly(verb.communication)

Synonym:
blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle

source: wordnet30
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering(verb.communication)

Example:
He palavered her into going along.

Synonym:
blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle

source: wordnet30
have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.(verb)

source: webster1913

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