blandĭo, īre, 4 (act. collat. form of blandior),
to caress , coax , court : cur ego blandirem (mulierem), Ap. Mag. 87, p. 328 fin. — Part. pass. : blanditusque labor molli curabitur arte, Verr. ap. Prisc. 792 P.: blandiendo duce nutrivit malum, Sen. Hippol. 135.