soft-soap

Verb soft-soap has 2 senses

• soft-soap(v = verb.communication) - persuade someone through flattery;
is one way to blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle
Sample sentence:
They soft-soap him into writing the letter

• soft-soap(v = verb.communication) - use flattering talk on somebody;
is one way to blandish, flatter
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue soft-soap