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льстить — meaning in English

lstit

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English meaning

  • flatter verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.

Senses

льстить is used for these senses in English:

  • flatter To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
  • flatter To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.
  • flatter To portray someone to advantage.
  • lickspittle (transitive, and, intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).

flatter — full definition

  1. verb To praise someone, often more than they deserve, in order to please them or win favour.
  2. verb To make someone or something look better than usual.

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