flatter, v.
(flattered, flattering, flatters)
freq. cnt. 7
(flattered, flattering, flatters)
freq. cnt. 7
praise somewhat dishonestly
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
blandish flatter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
soft-soap
adulate
stroke
fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up
butter up, brown-nose
hypernym