adular — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

adular 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.
• soft-soap (informal, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.

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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