intransitive. To flatter, fawn, act or speak deceitfully.
| 单词 | θ132429 |
| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (intransitive)] (29) fikea1225 intransitive. To flatter, fawn, act or speak deceitfully. flatter?c1225 To praise or compliment unduly or insincerely. †Const. of. †Also in weaker sense, to gloss over, palliate (faults), speak too leniently to (an… ficklec1230 intransitive. To flatter. Also to fickle with. blandisha1340 intransitive (absol.) To use blandishments; to act or speak with gentle allurement or flattery. smooth1340 To make smooth, plausible, or specious. glaver1380 intransitive. To talk plausibly and deceitfully; to flatter. to glaver onor upon: to lavish blandishments upon. softa1382 transitive. To make (one's words) plausible or convincing, esp. speciously so. Obsolete. glozec1386 intransitive. To talk smoothly and speciously; to use fair words or flattering language; to fawn. Sometimes coupled with flatter; also to gloze it… to hold (also bear) up oila1387 to hold (also bear) up oil (and variants): to use flattering speech, to flatter. Cf. senses 10, compounds 2a. Obsolete. glothera1400 intransitive. To use flattering terms; to gloze. flaitec1430 intransitive. ? To flatter. smekec1440 intransitive. To flatter, fawn. love?a1500 intransitive. To give praise. Also: to flatter. Obsolete. flata1522 To flatter; in quot. 1522 absol. blanch1572 intransitive. = blandish, v. 2. cog1583 To employ feigned flattery; to fawn, wheedle. to smooth it1583 So to smooth it. Obsolete. smooth1587 absol. To be smooth or plausible in one's language or bearing to others. Obsolete. collogue1602 intransitive. To speak fair, employ feigned flattery or blandishment; to gloze; to deal flatteringly or deceitfully with any one, in order to… to oil the tongue1607 figurative and in figurative contexts. transitive. †to oil the tongue: to use flattering or persuasive speech (obsolete); cf. anoint, v. 5; (also, Sc… sleek1607 transferred or figurative. To render sleek or smooth, in various senses. Denoting the assumption of friendly or flattering looks or speech. Cf. s… wheedle1664 absol. or intransitive. To use soft flattering words; (of an animal) to fawn; †to wheedle in with, to curry favour with; †to wheedle with = sense 1. pepper1784 transitive. To flatter with praise or compliments. Also intransitive. Obsolete. blarney1837 intransitive. To use flattering speech. to pitch (the) woo1935 Originally and chiefly U.S. to pitch (the) woo: to court, to make love; (in extended use) to bestow flattery lavishly. Cf. sense 15b. flannel1941 transitive. slang. To flatter, curry favour. sweet-talk1956 intransitive. To talk persuasively or flatteringly. Subcategories:— by facial expression (1) — make one's way by flattery (1) |
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