Meaning

1 senses

  1. To flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Don't overflatter a child.

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Origin

From over- + flatter.

From over- + flatter.

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Forms

overflatters, overflattering, overflattered, overflattered
Base formoverflatter · to overflatter
3rd person singularoverflatters
Present participleoverflattering
Past simpleoverflattered
Past participleoverflattered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverflatter
he, she, itoverflatters

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverflattered

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overflatter

Synonyms

18 synonyms
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Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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