adulate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *adulate*:
VERB	communication	adulate	flatter in an obsequious manner

adulate > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'jhahley.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *adulate*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	flatter in an obsequious manner.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot adulate Sue
Broader	flatter, blandish	praise somewhat dishonestly
Spanish	adular
Catalan	adular
Adjectives	adulatory	obsequiously complimentary
Nouns	adulator	a person who uses flattery

HyperDic: adulate