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adulate
ad·u·late [ ájjə làyt ] (past and past participle ad·u·lat·ed, present participle ad·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular ad·u·lates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
admire or flatter excessively: to admire or flatter somebody excessively
[Mid-18th century. Back-formation <adulation]

ad·u·la·tor noun
ad·u·la·to·ry [ ájjələ tàwree ] adjective
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