单词 | adulate |
释义 | adulate[ aj-uh-leyt ] / ˈædʒ əˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adulate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing.to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely. Origin of adulateFirst recorded in 1770–80; back formation from adulation OTHER WORDS FROM adulatead·u·la·tion, nounad·u·la·tor, nounWords nearby adulateADTS, a due, aduki, adularescent, adularia, adulate, adulation, adulatory, Adullamite, adult, adult education Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adulate
British Dictionary definitions for adulateadulate / (ˈædjʊˌleɪt) / verb(tr) to flatter or praise obsequiously Derived forms of adulateadulator, nounWord Origin for adulateC17: back formation from C15 adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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