adulateverb [ T ]
/ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt//ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved:
The boxer was convicted of rape, and yet is still adulated by many.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulation
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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