ingratiation vs blandishment

ingratiation and blandishment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ingratiation	Yes	No	No	No
blandishment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, blandishment is a hypernym of ingratiation; that is, blandishment is a word with a broader meaning than ingratiation:

ingratiation: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
blandishment: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery

Other hypernyms of ingratiation include wheedling.

ingratiation (noun)	blandishment (noun)
the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments	the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
	flattery intended to persuade