genuflected

He hired people because they genuflected to him, not because they had any expertise.

Metaphorically, however, he genuflected to the land of the Vikings.

Yet Republicans in other red states have genuflected to their hard-right base by passing election “integrity” laws simply to show their fealty to Mr. Trump’s mistruths.

Trump then flew to Hamburg for the Group of 20 summit, where he genuflected before the Russian tyrant.

In silence, they genuflected before the coffins, or bowed and kissed them in the dark.