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   Flat·ter

   /ˈfladər/

   

   verb

   • 1. lavish insincere praise and compliments upon (someone), especially to further one's own interests: "she was flattering him to avoid doing what he wanted" Similar complimentpraisecommendadmireexpress admiration forpay tribute tosay nice things aboutpay court topay blandishments tofawn onwax lyrical aboutmake much ofcajolehumorblarneyinformal:sweet-talksoft-soapbutter uplay it on thicklay it on with a trowelplay up tosuck up tocrawl tocreep tobe all overfall all overflannelarchaic:blandishrare:laudpanegyrizeOpposite insult
   • ▪ make (someone) feel honored and pleased: "I was very flattered to be given the commission" Similar honorgratifypleasegive pleasure tomake someone pleased/gladdelightgladdeninformal:tickle pinkOpposite offend
   • ▪ make oneself feel pleased by believing something favorable about oneself, typically something that is unfounded: "I flatter myself I'm the best dressed man here"
   • ▪ give an unrealistically favorable impression of: "the portraitist flatters his sitter to the detriment of his art"
   • ▪ (of a color or a style of clothing) make (someone) appear more attractive or to the best advantage: "the muted fuchsia shade flattered her pale skin" Similar suitbecomeset offshow to advantageenhancelook good onlook right onbe appropriate togo well withembellishornamentgracebefitinformal:do something forOpposite clash with
   • ▪ please (the ear or eye): "the beauty of the stone flattered the young clergyman's eyes"

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from flattery.

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   What does flattering yourself mean?

   • If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you ` you're flattering yourself ' or ` don't flatter yourself ,' they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself. I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war. 3.

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   What is the meaning of flatterer?

   • A flatterer or sycophant. An obsequious; a flatterer. A low and gross flatterer. A servile or hypocritical flatterer. One who palavers; a flatterer. An abject flatterer or parasite. To smear; to play the flatterer. A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper. A flatterer; a deceiver; a cozener. One who compliments; one given to complimenting; a flatterer.

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   Are people flattered by all the attention?

   • None of it was particularly flattering. If anything people seem slightly flattered by all the attention. Most will probably find the images flattering. And all leaders have domestic audiences to flatter. But just a bit – a very little bit – flatter than before. But they chose for us to play with them so we were really flattered.

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   What does it mean to be flattered by a scorecard?

   • The scorecard flattered him (= he did not deserve to get such a high score). to be pleased because someone has made you feel important or special He was flattered by her attention. I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture. She was flattered to hear that he had been asking about her.

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   to say nice things to someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere: The interviewer flattered him about his recent work. be flattered. to feel very pleased and proud: I am flattered to have been given this award. She was flattered by his attention.

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   Origin of flatter 1 First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English flat(t)eren “to float, flutter, fawn upon,” Old English floterian “to float, flutter”; for sense development, cf. flicker 1 , Old Norse flathra; reinforced by Old French flatter “to flatter,” literally, “to stroke, caress” (probably from unattested Frankish flat ...

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   Jun 6, 2024 · flatter in American English. (ˈflætər ) verb transitive. 1. to praise too much, untruly, or insincerely, as in order to win favor. 2. to try to please, or ingratiate oneself with, by praise and attention. 3. to make seem better or more attractive than is so.

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   1. If someone flatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something. [disapproval] [...] 2. If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree.

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   1. If someone flatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something. [disapproval] [...] 2. If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree.

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   UK /ˈflatə/verb(with object)1. lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests she was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted 2. cause (someone) to feel honoured and pleased (with object and infinitive) I was very flattered to be given the commission (with object and...