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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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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