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Adulate

To flatter in a servile way.

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Blandish 76% connected

To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole.

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Flatter 76% connected

One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens.

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Adulatory 74% connected

Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Adulatory 74% connected

Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address.

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Flatterer 74% connected

One who flatters.

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Flatterer 74% connected

One who flatters.

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