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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADULATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved: The boxer was convicted of rape, and yet is still adulated by many. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to admire someone or something. admire I've always admired her for her generous spirit.

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     to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this...

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     ADULATE definicja: 1. to admire or praise someone very much,...

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   noun. ad· u· la· tion ˌa-jə-ˈlā-shən. -dyə, -də- Synonyms of adulation. : extreme or excessive admiration or flattery. Celebrities often feed off the adulation of fans, but that acclaim can be fleeting and illusory. Ruben Castenada.

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   Adulate definition: to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.. See examples of ADULATE used in a sentence.

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   to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved: The boxer was convicted of rape, and yet is still adulated by many. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to admire someone or something. admire I've always admired her for her generous spirit.

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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. The most interesting syllable in adulate is the ul -, which comes from ulos, a Latin word meaning "tail."

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   What does adulate mean?

   • 過分稱讚（或敬仰）, 諂媚… 过分称赞（或敬仰）, 谄媚… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ADULATE definition: 1. to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved: 2. to….

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   How do you use adulate in a sentence?

   • Or, go to the definition of adulate. Everywhere he goes, people adulate him and treat him as some kind of god. I've always admired her for her generous spirit. I respect her for what she has achieved, but I would have approached it very differently. Everyone thinks highly of him. Her colleagues in Washington hold her in very high esteem.

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   Where did the word adulate come from?

   • 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.

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   What syllable is adulate?

   • The most interesting syllable in adulate is the ul -, which comes from ulos, a Latin word meaning "tail." The idea is that if you're heaping flattery on someone, you might as well be a dog wagging its tail, panting for a treat. Not that there's anything wrong with a little flattery. Or dogs. "Adulate."

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   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' English-Spanish.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb adulate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.