adulate

[ aj-uh-leyt ]
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verb (used with object),ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing.
  1. to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.

Origin of adulate

1
First recorded in 1770–80; back formation from adulation

Other words from adulate

  • ad·u·la·tion, noun
  • ad·u·la·tor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for adulate

adulate

/ (ˈædjʊˌleɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to flatter or praise obsequiously

Origin of adulate

1
C17: back formation from C15 adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter

Derived forms of adulate

  • adulator, noun

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