Refers to coaxing or egging someone on, often through flattery or manipulation, to get them to do something. Commonly used in the phrase おだてに乗る (to be taken in by flattery).
He is easily swayed by flattery.
I felt there was an ulterior motive behind that flattery.
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 煽て is rare.
Rare kanji spelling; the kana form is strongly preferred in modern usage.
Derived from the verb 煽てる (おだてる), meaning to flatter or instigate. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.