Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To flatter in order to gain something; cajole.
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- noun
Persuasion by means offlattery orpleasing words. - verb To
attempt topersuade by flattery or pleasing words.
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Examples
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Danny tried to soft-soap Mayweather by thanking him for giving him an opportunity to meet up with his estranged brother this weekend; Robert trains Brandon Rios, who is attending as Mayweather's guest.
Floyd Mayweather Jr and Victor Ortiz trade hard luck tales before title fight | Kevin Mitchell 2011
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The US media was ordered to soft-soap war reporting.
Eric Margolis: Attention All Republican Flag-Wavers -- If You Want Wars Abroad, Pay for Them Eric Margolis 2010
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Martin washed woollens that day, by hand, in a large barrel, with strong soft-soap, by means of a hub from a wagon wheel, mounted on
Chapter 16 2010
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Martin, after a few instructions, sorted the great heaps of soiled clothes, while Joe started the masher and made up fresh supplies of soft-soap, compounded of biting chemicals that compelled him to swathe his mouth and nostrils and eyes in bath - towels till he resembled a mummy.
Chapter 16 2010
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The US media was ordered to soft-soap war reporting.
Eric Margolis: Attention All Republican Flag-Wavers -- If You Want Wars Abroad, Pay for Them Eric Margolis 2010
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Seldom one to soft-soap the electorate, Scriven described them as attacking the firefighters who have come to put out the economic fire.
Liberal Democrat support in Sheffield falls dramatically 2011
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In any event, assuming that Labour and the laughably named Liberal ‘Democrats’ bulldoze the Bill through to Royal Assent this week, any amendment to the Treaty procured in an effort to soft-soap the Irish may well be construed as a Treaty which falls within the ambit of Section 5 which provides that certain treaties may not be ratified without the approval of Parliament.
Archive 2008-06-15 2008
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In any event, assuming that Labour and the laughably named Liberal ‘Democrats’ bulldoze the Bill through to Royal Assent this week, any amendment to the Treaty procured in an effort to soft-soap the Irish may well be construed as a Treaty which falls within the ambit of Section 5 which provides that certain treaties may not be ratified without the approval of Parliament.
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The track is worth the price of the album just to hear Mr. Girlfriend sing, "No short-haired, yellow-bellied son of Tricky Dicky's gonna Mother Hubbard soft-soap me with just a pocketful of hope," after which you wonder why Matthew hasn't attempted a full-on angry album yet (Altered Beast comes the closest).
Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Video Premiere: Manchester Orchestra "The River" 2009
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When did he soft-soap Iran and when did Iran threaten Israel with genocide?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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