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How to pronounce adulate in English?

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Type Words
Type of blandish, flatter
Derivation adulator, adulatory

Examples of adulate

adulate
What has he ever done apart from pretending that he understands what Einstein said, and expecting us to adulate him for it.
From the guardian.co.uk
I used to adulate them like heroes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Flatter in an obsequious manner
  • (adulation) servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
  • Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject.
  • To flatter effusively
  • (Adulation) To dream that you seek adulation, foretells that you will pompously fill unmerited positions of honor. If you offer adulation, you will expressly part with some dear belonging in the hope of furthering material interests.
  • To praise, revere or admire greatly, even uncritically and to excess.
  • When a person is adulated he is praised excessively. It is not a simple praise. The Adulator does that subserviently, slavishly. This makes everything a murky deal/affair. To adulate someone is to praise someone without any limits and bounds. ...