"soft-soap" meaning in English

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        "Persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words."
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          "flattery",
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          "pleasing",
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      "form": "soft-soaps",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "soft-soaping",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soft-soaped",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "soft-soaped",
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        "past"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up."
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          "attempt"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "laskaja",
          "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
          "word": "лаская"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podmazvam se",
          "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
          "word": "подмазвам се"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
          "word": "llagotejar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
          "word": "ensabonar"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
          "word": "mazat někomu med kolem huby"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
          "word": "imarrella"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
          "word": "mairitella"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
          "word": "adulare"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
          "word": "seboni"
        }
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      "word": "soft soap"
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  "word": "soft-soap"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words."
      ],
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          "flattery",
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  "synonyms": [
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  "word": "soft-soap"
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      "form": "soft-soaps",
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "soft-soaping",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "soft-soaped",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "soft-soaped",
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        "To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up."
      ],
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    {
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  "translations": [
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "laskaja",
      "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
      "word": "лаская"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podmazvam se",
      "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
      "word": "подмазвам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
      "word": "llagotejar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
      "word": "ensabonar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
      "word": "mazat někomu med kolem huby"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
      "word": "imarrella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
      "word": "mairitella"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
      "word": "adulare"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to try to persuade by flattering",
      "word": "seboni"
    }
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  "word": "soft-soap"
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