flatter

They flatter Trump the most of anyone, and Trump loves to be flattered.

They like the bluster and the imprecision; they like the bigotry and the transphobia; they like the obvious lies that flatter their own biases.

The phalanx of loyal messengers who were pardoned have, since Trump was voted out of office, continued to amplify the election-conspiracy claims that flatter Trump’s ego and strengthen the idea that he was robbed of power.

"The pitch certainly appeared like it was a little bit flatter than we first expected. The game is in the balance."

Rule No. 7, as I understand it, isn’t meant to invite complacency, or to flatter many Tampeños’ unfortunate belief in their region’s alleged invulnerability to direct hurricane damage.