adulate
[ aj-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈædʒ əˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing.
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
Origin of adulate
First recorded in 1770–80; back formation from
adulation
OTHER WORDS FROM adulate
ad·u·la·tion, noun ad·u·la·tor, nounWords nearby adulate
adterminal,
adts,
aduki,
adularescent,
adularia,
adulate,
adulation,
adulatory,
adullamite,
adult,
adult education
Example sentences from the Web for adulate
She whom such songs were meant to adulate or win, frequently was the wife of the Troubadours lord.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) |Henry Osborn TaylorIt is true, people are permitted to adulate slavery—so they are allowed to adulate kings, where kings reign.
British Dictionary definitions for adulate
adulate
/ (ˈædjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to flatter or praise obsequiously
Derived forms of adulate
adulator, nounWord Origin for adulate
C17: back formation from C15
adulation, from Latin
adūlāri to flatter