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   Ad·u·late

   /ˈajəˌlāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. praise (someone) excessively: "he was adulated in the press"

   Word Origin early 17th century (earlier (late Middle English) as adulator): from Latin adulat- ‘fawned on’, from the verb adulari.

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   • 1. adulator noun

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   ADULATE meaning: 1. to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved: 2. to…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADULATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · Definition of 'adulate' Word Frequency. adulate in British English. (ˈædjʊˌleɪt ) verb. (transitive) to flatter or praise obsequiously. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. adulator (ˈaduˌlator) noun. Word origin. C17: back formation from C15 adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter. Word Frequency.

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   ad·u·late. (ăj′ə-lāt′) tr.v. ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing, ad·u·lates. To praise or admire excessively; fawn on. [Back-formation from adulation .] ad′u·la′tor n. ad′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › adulateAdulate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To adulate is to flatter someone. A lot. Like, drop-on-your-knees-and-clasp-your-hands-and-say-"you-are-the-greatest-ever-to-walk-the-earth" a lot.

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   /ˈædjəˌleɪt/ AD-yuh-layt. See pronunciation. Where does the verb adulate come from? Earliest known use. early 1600s. The earliest known use of the verb adulate is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for adulate is from 1612, in the writing of J. Taylor. adulate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin adūlāt-, adūlārī. See etymology.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordADULATE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   Definitions of 'adulate' to flatter or praise obsequiously. [...] Conjugations of 'adulate' present simple: I adulate, you adulate [...] past simple: I adulated, you adulated [...] past participle: adulated. More. Synonyms of 'adulate' • deify, worship, praise, flatter [...] • love, adore, treasure, cherish [...] More. Translations of 'adulate'

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   Definition of adulate in English: cite. adulate. Pronunciation: /ˈadjʊleɪt/ verb. [with object] praise (someone) excessively:he was adulated in the press. More example sentences. Louis's entry, then Conde's was a standard celebration of royal majesty, ‘an occasion to adulate the royal person.