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Meanings of adulate in English
Synonyms
Examples for "flatter"
Examples for "flatter"
1
We flatter ourselves by thinking that this takes place somewhere far away.
2
It was in no way cheap; it did not flatter slothful ears.
3
The flatter the land grew, the broader did the lordly river become.
4
In contrast, the private sector can be flatter but is less transparent.
5
The opposite also rings true: Some women might have wider, flatter feet.
1
You're not going to soften me up with your sweet-talking blarney anymore.
2
Sure, the blarney-stone is getting a good rub now, I said playfully.
3
Now go 'way wid your blarney, and don't be talking to me.
4
The closest word the German language has for blarney is Schmus.
5
No doubt his blarney was a source of inspiration for me.
1
The nurse and governess tried to blandish her, in vain.
2
Well, you will say, why couldn't she blandish and cajole Stephen for a sovereign or so?
3
Ay, there's no man too sour and no woman too old that he'll not blandish, if he gets the chance.
4
Lady Blandish turned over the leaves, and came upon the later jottings.
5
Lady Blandish remarked: I think she might just as well have returned.
Usage of adulate in English
1
He's this psychoanalyst who I kind of adulate and write a lot about in this new book.
2
It was like: who was going to have a Beatles assembly to adulate the Beatles the most?
3
If this brand-new nightspot was the location of the season, these dedicated pilgrims would line up to adulate.
4
He had none of that peace and goodwill towards men with which those of us who are not Mohammedans adulate the approach of the season.
5
And to think that the nineteenth century takes on airs and adulates itself.
6
The Florentines, however, adulated him as the real founder of the free Republic.
7
He then clung to Walpole, whom he panegyrised in verse and adulated in prose.
8
We pay attention to people who are adulated by our peers and we're keen to promote the best ones.
9
An opinionated First Lady, she was an important influence on him throughout his career and, like him, was loathed or adulated.
10
Since the name of Napoleon has been coupled with the capitulation of Sedan, it is loathed as much as it once was adulated.
11
In private life Mr. Daubeny almost adulated his elder rival,-andMr. Mildmay never omitted an opportunity of taking Mr. Daubeny warmly by the hand.
12
But it goes on its way immovable, grinding the poor, enslaving the slave, admiring hideousness, adulating vulgarity for its wealth and insignificance for its pedigree.
Adulate through the time