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to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
彼はおだてられると何でも引き受けてしまう。
When flattered, he takes on anything.
上司をおだてて昇進を狙っている人もいる。
Some people flatter their boss to aim for promotion.
子供をおだてて勉強させようとした。
I tried to get the child to study by flattering them.