ADULATE


Meaning of ADULATE in English

[ad.u.late] vt -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [back-formation fr. adulation, fr. ME, fr. MF, fr. L adulation-, adulatio, fr. adulari to fawn on (of dogs), flatter] (1777): to flatter or admire excessively or slavishly -- ad.u.la.tion n -- ad.u.la.tor n -- ad.u.la.to.ry adj

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