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Synset

praise somewhat dishonestly
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

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verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
flattery flatterer
antonym
disparage
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
blandishment blandishment
semantic pointers
hyponym
soft-soap adulate stroke fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up butter up, brown-nose
hypernym
praise