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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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