Definitions

adulate

[aj-uh-leyt] / ˈædʒ əˌleɪt /

VERB

flatter

Synonyms

STRONG

brown-nose fawn fawn on gush hero-worship praise worship

WEAK

apple-polish fall all over kiss feet

Example Sentences

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Their praise were her dispraise; who dare, who dare, Adulate the seraphim for their burning hair?

From Poems by Thompson, Francis

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