adulate

• Jemanden übermäßig oder unterwürfig loben, schmeicheln oder verherrlichen, oft um sich beliebt zu machen.

A verb used to express the act of praising or flattering someone excessively or obsequiously.

1. Flatter excessivelyC2formal

   To praise or flatter someone in an excessive, servile, or obsequious manner, often to gain favor.

   Übermäßig schmeicheln

   • The courtiers would constantly adulate the king, hoping for promotions.
   • She adulated her boss so much that it made her colleagues uncomfortable.
   • He adulated the celebrity, showering them with compliments and gifts.

   Synonymebootlickbutter upcringecurry favorfawnflattergrovelingratiatepandersuck upsweet-talktoadytruckle

   Antonymecensurecondemncriticizedisparagerebukereprimandscold