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adulate
[ aj-uh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
adulate
/ ˈæʊˌɪ /
verb
- tr to flatter or praise obsequiously
Derived Forms
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- u·tDz noun
- u·tǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of adulate1
Example Sentences
Mr Tomkinson said he missed the now adulated head coach after Wolves' game against Ipswich, so he was excited when his door staff told him on Sunday "the big man is coming".
“Everything Cohen says about adulating, and then despising Trump, is bolstered and corroborated by massive other evidence.”
“It’s a difficult moment for the monarchy because it’s going through this period of transition from being adulated as a default position to now being questioned and challenged in new ways,’’ Owens said.
Donald Trump has sacrificed being respected, trusted and people having confidence in him for being adored and adulated.
Donald Trump, Rose writes, “was adulated in direct proportion to the wrong which he clearly could do.”
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