n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-j ə - ' l ā -sh ə n, -dy ə , -d ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English adulacion, from Old French, from Latin adulation-, adulatio, from adulari to fawn on (of dogs), flatter
Date: 14th century
: excessive or slavish admiration or flattery
– ad · u · late \ ' a-j ə - ˌ l ā t, -dy ə -, -d ə - \ transitive verb
– ad · u · la · tor \ - ˌ l ā -t ə r \ noun
– ad · u · la · to · ry \ -l ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē \ adjective