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ADULATE
adulate
(verb) flatter in an obsequious manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
adulate (third-person singular simple present adulates, present participle adulating, simple past and past participle adulated)
To flatter effusively.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad"u*late, v. t. Etym: [L. adulatus, p. p. of adulari.]
Definition: To flatter in a servile way. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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