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Meaning of "adulate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADULATE

Back formation from C15 adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ADULATE

adulate  [ˈædjʊˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADULATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adulate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb adulate in English.

WHAT DOES ADULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

adulate

Flattery

Flattery is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. Historically, flattery has been used as a standard form of discourse when addressing a king or queen. In the Renaissance, it was a common practice among writers to flatter the reigning monarch, as Edmund Spenser flattered Queen Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare flattered King James I in Macbeth and Niccolò Machiavelli flattered Lorenzo II de' Medici, ruler of Florence and Duke of Urbino, in The Prince. Flattery is also used in pick-up lines when attempting to initiate romantic courtship. Most associations with flattery, however, are negative. Negative descriptions of flattery range at least as far back in history as The Bible. In the Divine Comedy, Dante depicts flatterers wading in human excrement, stating that their words were the equivalent of excrement, in the 8th Circle of Hell. An insincere flatterer is a stock character in many literary works. Examples include Wormtongue from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Goneril and Regan from King Lear, and Iago from Othello.

Definition of adulate in the English dictionary

The definition of adulate in the dictionary is to flatter or praise obsequiously.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ADULATE

PRESENT

Present
I adulate
you adulate
he/she/it adulates
we adulate
you adulate
they adulate
Present continuous
I am adulating
you are adulating
he/she/it is adulating
we are adulating
you are adulating
they are adulating
Present perfect
I have adulated
you have adulated
he/she/it has adulated
we have adulated
you have adulated
they have adulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been adulating
you have been adulating
he/she/it has been adulating
we have been adulating
you have been adulating
they have been adulating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I adulated
you adulated
he/she/it adulated
we adulated
you adulated
they adulated
Past continuous
I was adulating
you were adulating
he/she/it was adulating
we were adulating
you were adulating
they were adulating
Past perfect
I had adulated
you had adulated
he/she/it had adulated
we had adulated
you had adulated
they had adulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been adulating
you had been adulating
he/she/it had been adulating
we had been adulating
you had been adulating
they had been adulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will adulate
you will adulate
he/she/it will adulate
we will adulate
you will adulate
they will adulate
Future continuous
I will be adulating
you will be adulating
he/she/it will be adulating
we will be adulating
you will be adulating
they will be adulating
Future perfect
I will have adulated
you will have adulated
he/she/it will have adulated
we will have adulated
you will have adulated
they will have adulated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been adulating
you will have been adulating
he/she/it will have been adulating
we will have been adulating
you will have been adulating
they will have been adulating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would adulate
you would adulate
he/she/it would adulate
we would adulate
you would adulate
they would adulate
Conditional continuous
I would be adulating
you would be adulating
he/she/it would be adulating
we would be adulating
you would be adulating
they would be adulating
Conditional perfect
I would have adulate
you would have adulate
he/she/it would have adulate
we would have adulate
you would have adulate
they would have adulate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been adulating
you would have been adulating
he/she/it would have been adulating
we would have been adulating
you would have been adulating
they would have been adulating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you adulate
we let´s adulate
you adulate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to adulate
Past participle
adulated
Present Participle
adulating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADULATE


accumulate
əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
calculate
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪt
circulate
ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt
coagulate
kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪt
congratulate
kənˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt
cumulate
ˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
ejaculate
ɪˈdʒækjʊˌleɪt
emulate
ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt
formulate
ˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
insulate
ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt
manipulate
məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt
modulate
ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪt
populate
ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt
postulate
ˈpɒstjʊˌleɪt
reformulate
riːˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
regulate
ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt
simulate
ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt
speculate
ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt
stimulate
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt
stipulate
ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADULATE

adularescence
adularescent
adularia
adulation
adulator
adulatory
Adullamite
adult
adult education
adult education centre
Adult Training Centre
adulterant
adulterate
adulteration
adulterator
adulterer
adulteress
adulteries
adulterine
adulterise

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADULATE

absquatulate
articulate
chocolate
consulate
copulate
demodulate
depopulate
deregulate
emasculate
geniculate
immaculate
matriculate
ovulate
particulate
recalculate
recirculate
repopulate
reticulate
triangulate
undulate
ungulate

Synonyms and antonyms of adulate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adulate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADULATE

Find out the translation of adulate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adulate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adulate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谄媚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adulate
570 millions of speakers

English

adulate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भक्ति दिखलाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تملق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

adulate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খোশামুদি করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aduler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adulate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schmeicheln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

adulate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

adulate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adulate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nịnh hót
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குலைந்து முகமன் பேசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुकरण करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pohpohlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adulare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schlebiają
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

adulate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολακεύω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stroop likken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

adulate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adulate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adulate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADULATE»

The term «adulate» is normally little used and occupies the 119.860 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADULATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «adulate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «adulate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adulate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADULATE»

Discover the use of adulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English synonymes, with copious illustrations and ...
We adulate by discovering in our actions an entire subserviency ; we flatter simply by words expressive of an unusual admiration ; we compliment by fair language or respectful civilities. An adulatory aàtheBs is couched in terms of feigned ...
George Crabb, 1854
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English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
... character, though not mean education, come in connexion with the great. TO ADULATE, FLATTER, COMPLIMENT. Adulate, fn Latin adulatus, participle *>f adulor, Is changed fioin adoleo to offer incense; flatter, In French flatter, comes from ...
George Crabb, 1851
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order
ADORE. ADULATE. 41 improper and extended application to express in the strongest possible manner the devotion of the mind towards sensible objects. Good princes are frequently said to be adored by their subjects. They (Salmasius and ...
‎1837
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English synonymes explained with illustrations and exemples ...
COMPLIMENT comes from comply, and the Latin complaceo to please greatly. We adulate by discovering in our actions an entire subservieiicy; we flatter simply by words expressive of an unusualadmiration; we compliment by fair language or  ...
George Crabb, 1824
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
ADORN, in Latin adorno, is compounded of the intensive syllable ad ADULATE. and orno, in Greek Iguw to mahe beautiful, signifying to dispose for the purpose of ornament. DECORATE, in Latin decoralus, participle of decoro, from decoriu ...
George Crabb, 1818
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order
ADULATE- ADVANCE. had not men the lioary hend reoer'il, hovs paid rerrrene t when a man apiiear'd, h milst !>ave di^d, though richer skins they woro, rid raw inor.' heaps of acorns iu their store. Creech. TO ADORN, DECORATE ...
George Crabb, 1826
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Crabb's English Synonyms
Flatter, Old ench flater, to stroke, to soothe, signified to calm with caressing words . Compliment, like comply is derived through the Italian complimento, civility, from the Latin compleo, fill entirely, hence to fulfil ctations, to please. We adulate by ...
George Crabb
8
Handbook for Heroes: Spiritual Guide to Fame and Fortune
Occasionally you hit on an idea that takes the imagination of people in such way they start to adulate you. This usuallyintensifies around the time you're promotinga new product, a book, aCD, a live tour, whatever, andyou're doing the PR ...
Barefoot Doctor, 2013
9
Actions: The Actor's Thesaurus
The Actor's Thesaurus Marina Caldarone, Maggie Lloyd-Williams. Adjure Command Adjust Acclimatise, Convert Admire Deify, Esteem, Honour, Idolise, Laud, Praise, Respect, Revere, Venerate Admit Accept, Acknowledge, Adulate, Embrace, ...
Marina Caldarone, Maggie Lloyd-Williams, 2004
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Basque-English, English-Basque Dictionary
laudorioztatu / lauzpabost flatter, to adulate, to compliment. laudorioztatu vt. to praise, to exalt, to glorify, to honor, vt. to flatter, to adulate. laufraka n(bot.) columbine, laugarren adI fourth, laugarrenaro nfgeol.) quaternary age, lauhankadun adj.
Gorka Aulestia, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADULATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adulate is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Art of LeBron James
Amazingly, at the same time, incredible, real stories about the athletes we adulate float by without much consideration at all. Success is ... «Today's Fastbreak, Jun 15»
2
Area pro wrestler compares business to art
He quotes Ayn Rand and uses words like “adulate.” He studies the art and psychology of the work he does, and he will “rack you up in a GTKO ... «The Herald-Times, Jun 15»
3
Israel's realpolitik embraces regional extremes
But this approach has brought about the laundering of Hebrew terms, intended to adulate and whitewash the autocratic regimes surrounding ... «Al-Monitor, May 15»
4
How 'influential' are Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People?
If you were the editor of a prominent publication, wouldn't you want to jot down the names of the people you completely adulate and want your ... «The Express Tribune, May 15»
5
Decommunization
Ukraine is entitled to praise its heroes, even if their records are not blameless; Americans adulate their founding fathers, even though some ... «The Ukrainian Weekly, May 15»
6
God Gave You Your Birthday. Celebrate It!
... ALL special, and while most of the time, it's easy to forget this because the world of men chooses only a few from its number to promote and extol and adulate, ... «Beliefnet, May 15»
7
Don't Let April 25 Klitschko-Jennings Get Lost in #MayPac Shuffle!
... it sounds like, wise in that he best enjoy the experience, as there is no guarantee that he'll win, if indeed he's waiting for fruition to adulate in. «The Sweet Science, Apr 15»
8
Jeremy Clarkson Thanks Supporters In 'Heartfelt' Message, Says He …
Good job too that he's able to self-adulate, judging by yours and other put downs on here. As the old song goes, 'If it wasn't for self-love, I'd ... «Huffington Post UK, Apr 15»
9
Why integrity, diligence, performance should define tomorrow's voting
This might be for the simple reason that I adore and adulate logic and performance wherever I come across it. Like Mustafa Sa'eed in Tayyeb ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Apr 15»
10
Special Tribute To Dr. Yosef Alfredo Antonio
We, the global African community, adulate Dr. Ben for his groundbreaking scholarship and unprecedented service. Moreover, we praise ... «Black Star News, Apr 15»

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