adulate

🇬🇧 UK/'ædjuleit/🇺🇸 US
GRE

Definitions

v.

To praise or admire someone excessively and in a servile way; to flatter effusively

过分奉承,谄媚,阿谀

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
adulroot
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ateto make, having
=adulate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The fans adulate the celebrity, attending every concert.

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