Meaning

1 senses

  1. To flatter effusively.

    lobhudeln

    подхали́мничатьpodxalímničatʹ, подхали́мствоватьpodxalímstvovatʹ, низкопокло́нничатьnizkopoklónničatʹ

    flatter in an obsequious manner

Examples

1 sentences

  1. She adulated her idol in a starstruck state.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to flatter effusively:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to flatter effusively:

Origin

A learned borrowing from Latin adūlor.

A learned borrowing from Latin adūlor.

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Forms

adulates, adulating, adulated, adulated
Base formadulate · to adulate
3rd person singularadulates
Present participleadulating
Past simpleadulated
Past participleadulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadulate
he, she, itadulates

Past simpleLesson

all personsadulated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave adulated
he, she, ithas adulated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill adulate

Word family

3 related words
Relatedadulatoryadulator
Derivedadulation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
adretadriftadroitadulationadultA2
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