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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overflatter en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + flatter.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overflatters Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overflattering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overflattered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overflattered Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

lick someone's balls · fawn · kiss up · bow and scrape · bootlick · butter up · brownnose · duchess · dickride · toady · kiss someone's ring · honey around · kowtow · kiss someone's ass · toady · lick someone's ass · fawn · flannel · overflatter · butter up · overrate · honey up · suck up · fellate · fawn over · apple-polish · overpraise