adulate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈæ.d͡ʒə.leɪt/
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin adūlor.
Meanings
- (transitive) To flatter effusively.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| adulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| adulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| adulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
adulator · adulatory · adulation
Translations (15)
tr pohpohlamak (to flatter effusively) · ru подхали́мствовать (to flatter effusively) · ga bladair (to flatter effusively) · mi whakapatipati (to flatter effusively) · tr pehpehlemek (to flatter effusively) · pt adular (to flatter effusively) · ru низкопокло́нничать (to flatter effusively) · ru подхали́мничать (to flatter effusively) · fr aduler (to flatter effusively) · cs pochlebovat (to flatter effusively) · tr koltuklamak (to flatter effusively) · it adulare (to flatter effusively) · tr okkalamak (to flatter effusively) · de lobhudeln (to flatter effusively) · es adular (to flatter effusively)