| VERB | communication | flatter, blandish | praise somewhat dishonestly |
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| Sounds | flae'ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | praise somewhat dishonestly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot flatter Sue | |
| Synonym | blandish | |
| Narrower | adulate | flatter in an obsequious manner |
| butter up, brown-nose | flatter with the intention of getting something | |
| fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up | try to gain favor / favor / favor by cringing or flattering | |
| soft-soap | Use flattering talk / talk on somebody | |
| stroke | treat gingerly or carefully | |
| Broader | praise | Express approval of |
| Opposite | disparage, belittle, pick at | Express a negative opinion of |
| Spanish | adular, halagar, lisonjear | |
| Catalan | adular, afalagar, amoixar, llagotejar | |
| Nouns | flatterer | a person who uses flattery |
| flattery | excessive or insincere praise | |
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