softened up (verb) inveigle: entice, manipulate
Sinonime: allure,
bait,
bamboozle,
beguile, blandish, butter,
cajole,
charm,
coax,
con*, decoy, egg on, ensnare, entrap, get around,
honey*,
hook,
influence,
jolly, lay it on thick, lead on,
lure,
maneuver,
massage, oil, overdo it,
persuade, play up to, rope in,
seduce,
snow*, soap, soften up, string along,
stroke*, sweet talk,
tempt,
toll,
urge,
wheedle, work over
Antonime: disenchant,
disgust, turn off