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Definition of adulate : To flatter in a servile way.

Synonyms:

hero-worship, stroke, belaud, honey, praise, worship, dote, puff, soft-soap, blarney, massage, blandish, slaver, deify, butter up, sweet-talk, canonize, adore, overpraise

glorify, fawn, idolize, kowtow, extol, flatter, compliment, cajole

Usage examples:

• 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. - "My Tropic Isle", E J Banfield.