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adulate

[ aj-uh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing.
  1. to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.

adulate

/ ˈædjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. tr to flatter or praise obsequiously
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈaduˌlator, noun
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Other Words From

  • adu·lation noun
  • adu·lator noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adulate1

First recorded in 1770–80; back formation from adulation
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adulate1

C17: back formation from C15 adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter
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Example Sentences

Calumniate a human being in youth—adulate that being in age;—what has been the interval?

It is true, people are permitted to adulate slavery—so they are allowed to adulate kings, where kings reign.

She whom such songs were meant to adulate or win, frequently was the wife of the Troubadours lord.

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