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adulate
verb
    adulated, adulating
    1. To praise or flatter someone far too much.
Derivative: adulation
noun
    Excessive praise or flattery
      Thesaurus: fawning, sycophancy, flattery, bootlicking (slang), idolization, worship.
Derivative: adulator
noun
    Derivative: adulatory
    adj
      Etymology: 18c, from 15c adulation: from Latin adulari to fawn upon.



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