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adulateenUK
ad·u·late A0100400 (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.adulate (ˈædjʊˌleɪt) vb (tr) to flatter or praise obsequiously[C17: back formation from C15 adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter] ˈaduˌlator nad•u•late (ˈædʒ əˌleɪt) v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to show excessive admiration of or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely. [1770–80; back formation from adulation] ad′u•la`tor, n. ad′u•la•to`ry (-ˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. adulate Past participle: adulated Gerund: adulating
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I adulate | you adulate | he/she/it adulates | we adulate | you adulate | they adulate |
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I adulated | you adulated | he/she/it adulated | we adulated | you adulated | they adulated |
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I am adulating | you are adulating | he/she/it is adulating | we are adulating | you are adulating | they are adulating |
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I have adulated | you have adulated | he/she/it has adulated | we have adulated | you have adulated | they have adulated |
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I was adulating | you were adulating | he/she/it was adulating | we were adulating | you were adulating | they were adulating |
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I had adulated | you had adulated | he/she/it had adulated | we had adulated | you had adulated | they had adulated |
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I will adulate | you will adulate | he/she/it will adulate | we will adulate | you will adulate | they will adulate |
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I will have adulated | you will have adulated | he/she/it will have adulated | we will have adulated | you will have adulated | they will have adulated |
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I will be adulating | you will be adulating | he/she/it will be adulating | we will be adulating | you will be adulating | they will be adulating |
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I have been adulating | you have been adulating | he/she/it has been adulating | we have been adulating | you have been adulating | they have been adulating |
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I will have been adulating | you will have been adulating | he/she/it will have been adulating | we will have been adulating | you will have been adulating | they will have been adulating |
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I had been adulating | you had been adulating | he/she/it had been adulating | we had been adulating | you had been adulating | they had been adulating |
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I would adulate | you would adulate | he/she/it would adulate | we would adulate | you would adulate | they would adulate |
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I would have adulated | you would have adulated | he/she/it would have adulated | we would have adulated | you would have adulated | they would have adulated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | adulate - flatter in an obsequious manner blandish, flatter - praise somewhat dishonestly |
adulateverbTo compliment excessively and ingratiatingly:blandish, butter up, flatter, honey, slaver.Informal: soft-soap, sweet-talk.TranslationsadulateenUK Related to adulate: adulatory, blandishingSynonyms for adulateverb to compliment excessively and ingratiatinglySynonyms- blandish
- butter up
- flatter
- honey
- slaver
- soft-soap
- sweet-talk
Words related to adulateverb flatter in an obsequious mannerRelated Words |