blandish vs kotow

blandish is not a noun while kotow is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blandish	No	No	Yes	No
kotow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kotow is a hyponym of blandish; that is, kotow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blandish:

Other hyponyms of blandish include soft-soap, adulate, stroke, bootlick, fawn, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle, brown-nose, butter up.

blandish (noun)	kotow (noun)
	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

blandish (verb)	kotow (verb)
praise somewhat dishonestly	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering