ADULATION


Meaning of ADULATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-jə-ˈlā-shən, -dyə, -də- ]

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 ˈa-jə-ˌlāt, -dyə-, -də- transitive verb

• ad·u·la·tor -ˌlā-tər noun

• ad·u·la·to·ry -lə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

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