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ad·u·late
(ăj′ə-lāt′)tr.v. ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing, ad·u·lates
To praise or admire excessively; fawn on.
[Back-formation from adulation.]
ad′u·la′tor n.
ad′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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adulatory
(ˌædjʊˈleɪtərɪ; ˈædjʊˌleɪtərɪ)adj
expressing praise, esp obsequiously; flattering
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Adj. | 1. | adulatory - obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering interest" flattering - showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color" |
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adulatory
adjective fawning, worshipping, flattering, sycophantic, servile, slavish, obsequious, bootlicking (informal), blandishing adulatory reviews
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Translations
تَمَلُّقِي
lichotnický
fleîulegur, smjaîrandi
lichotnícky
övücüpohpohlayıcı
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adulatory
[ˌædjuˈleɪtəri] adj (= laudatory) [comment, review] → élogieux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
adulatory
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adulation
(ӕdjuˈleiʃən) noun foolishly excessive praise. The teenager's adulation of the pop-group worried her parents.
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