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  • 1 blandiens

    blandĭor, ītus, 4, v. dep. [blandus].
    I. 1.
    With dat.:

    matri interfectae infante miserabiliter blandiente,

    Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 88.—
    2.
    With inter se, Plin. 10, 37, 52, § 109.—
    3.
    With ut and subj.:

    Hannibalem pueriliter blandientem patri ut duceretur in Hispaniam,

    Liv. 21, 1, 4.—
    4.
    Absol.:

    cessit immanis tibi blandienti Janitor aulae Cerberus,

    Hor. C. 3, 11, 15:

    tantusque in eo vigor, et dulcis quidam blandientis risus apparuit, ut, etc.,

    Just. 1, 4, 12:

    et modo blanditur, modo... Terret,

    Ov. M. 10, 416.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    In gen., to flatter, make flattering, courteous speeches, be complaisant to.
    1.
    With dat.:

    nostro ordini palam blandiuntur,

    Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 37:

    blandiri eis subtiliter a quibus est petendum,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    cur matri praeterea blanditur?

    id. Fl. 37, 92:

    durae supplex blandire puellae,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 527:

    sic (Venus) patruo blandita suo est,

    id. M. 4, 532; 6, 440; 14, 705.—
    2.
    Absol.:

    quippe qui litigare se simulans blandiatur,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 99:

    lingua juvet, mentemque tegat. Blandire, noceque,

    Ov. Am. 1, 8, 103:

    in blandiendo (vox) lenis et summissa,

    Quint. 11, 3, 63:

    pavidum blandita,

    timidly coaxing, Ov. M. 9, 569: qui cum dolet blanditur, post tempus sapit, Publ. Syr. v. 506 Rib.—
    3.
    With per:

    de Commageno mirifice mihi et per se et per Pomponium blanditur Appius,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 2.—
    4.
    With abl.:

    torrenti ac meditatā cotidie oratione blandiens,

    Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Blandiri sibi, etc., to flatter one ' s self with something, to fancy something, delude one ' s self:

    blandiuntur enim sibi, qui putant, etc.,

    Dig. 26, 7, 3, § 2.—So often in Dig. et Codd.; cf.:

    ne nobis blandiar,

    not to flatter ourselves, to tell the whole truth, Juv. 3, 126.—
    2.
    Pregn., to persuade or impel by flattery ( = blandiendo persuadeo or compello—very rare).
    a.
    With subj.:

    (ipsa voluptas) res per Veneris blanditur saecla propagent ( = sic blanditur ut propagent),

    Lucr. 2, 173 Lachm.—
    b.
    With ab and ad:

    cum etiam saepe blandiatur gratia conviviorum a veris indiciis ad falsam probationem,

    Vitr. 3 praef. —
    III.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of inanim. things as subjects, to flatter, please, be agreeable or favorable to; to allure by pleasure, to attract, entice, invite.
    1.
    With dat.:

    video quam suaviter voluptas sensibus nostris blandiatur,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139:

    blandiebatur coeptis fortuna,

    Tac. H. 2, 10. —
    2.
    Absol.:

    fortuna cum blanditur captatum venit, Publ. Syr. v. 167 Rib: blandiente inertiā,

    Tac. H. 4, 4:

    ignoscere vitiis blandientibus,

    id. Agr. 16; Suet. Ner. 20; Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 60.—
    3.
    With abl.: opportuna suā blanditur populus umbrā, Ov M. 10, 555.—
    B.
    Of things as objects:

    cur ego non votis blandiar ipse meis?

    i. e. believe what I wish, Ov. Am. 2, 11, 54:

    nisi tamen auribus nostris bibliopolae blandiuntur,

    tickle with flattery, Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 6.—Hence,
    A.
    Subst.: blandĭens, entis, m., a flatterer:

    adversus blandientes incorruptus,

    Tac. H. 1, 35.—
    B.
    blandītus, a, um, P. a., pleasant, agreeable, charming (rare):

    rosae,

    Prop. 4 (5), 6, 72:

    peregrinatio,

    Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 67.

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  • 2 blandior

    blandĭor, ītus, 4, v. dep. [blandus].
    I. 1.
    With dat.:

    matri interfectae infante miserabiliter blandiente,

    Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 88.—
    2.
    With inter se, Plin. 10, 37, 52, § 109.—
    3.
    With ut and subj.:

    Hannibalem pueriliter blandientem patri ut duceretur in Hispaniam,

    Liv. 21, 1, 4.—
    4.
    Absol.:

    cessit immanis tibi blandienti Janitor aulae Cerberus,

    Hor. C. 3, 11, 15:

    tantusque in eo vigor, et dulcis quidam blandientis risus apparuit, ut, etc.,

    Just. 1, 4, 12:

    et modo blanditur, modo... Terret,

    Ov. M. 10, 416.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    In gen., to flatter, make flattering, courteous speeches, be complaisant to.
    1.
    With dat.:

    nostro ordini palam blandiuntur,

    Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 37:

    blandiri eis subtiliter a quibus est petendum,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    cur matri praeterea blanditur?

    id. Fl. 37, 92:

    durae supplex blandire puellae,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 527:

    sic (Venus) patruo blandita suo est,

    id. M. 4, 532; 6, 440; 14, 705.—
    2.
    Absol.:

    quippe qui litigare se simulans blandiatur,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 99:

    lingua juvet, mentemque tegat. Blandire, noceque,

    Ov. Am. 1, 8, 103:

    in blandiendo (vox) lenis et summissa,

    Quint. 11, 3, 63:

    pavidum blandita,

    timidly coaxing, Ov. M. 9, 569: qui cum dolet blanditur, post tempus sapit, Publ. Syr. v. 506 Rib.—
    3.
    With per:

    de Commageno mirifice mihi et per se et per Pomponium blanditur Appius,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 2.—
    4.
    With abl.:

    torrenti ac meditatā cotidie oratione blandiens,

    Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Blandiri sibi, etc., to flatter one ' s self with something, to fancy something, delude one ' s self:

    blandiuntur enim sibi, qui putant, etc.,

    Dig. 26, 7, 3, § 2.—So often in Dig. et Codd.; cf.:

    ne nobis blandiar,

    not to flatter ourselves, to tell the whole truth, Juv. 3, 126.—
    2.
    Pregn., to persuade or impel by flattery ( = blandiendo persuadeo or compello—very rare).
    a.
    With subj.:

    (ipsa voluptas) res per Veneris blanditur saecla propagent ( = sic blanditur ut propagent),

    Lucr. 2, 173 Lachm.—
    b.
    With ab and ad:

    cum etiam saepe blandiatur gratia conviviorum a veris indiciis ad falsam probationem,

    Vitr. 3 praef. —
    III.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of inanim. things as subjects, to flatter, please, be agreeable or favorable to; to allure by pleasure, to attract, entice, invite.
    1.
    With dat.:

    video quam suaviter voluptas sensibus nostris blandiatur,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139:

    blandiebatur coeptis fortuna,

    Tac. H. 2, 10. —
    2.
    Absol.:

    fortuna cum blanditur captatum venit, Publ. Syr. v. 167 Rib: blandiente inertiā,

    Tac. H. 4, 4:

    ignoscere vitiis blandientibus,

    id. Agr. 16; Suet. Ner. 20; Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 60.—
    3.
    With abl.: opportuna suā blanditur populus umbrā, Ov M. 10, 555.—
    B.
    Of things as objects:

    cur ego non votis blandiar ipse meis?

    i. e. believe what I wish, Ov. Am. 2, 11, 54:

    nisi tamen auribus nostris bibliopolae blandiuntur,

    tickle with flattery, Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 6.—Hence,
    A.
    Subst.: blandĭens, entis, m., a flatterer:

    adversus blandientes incorruptus,

    Tac. H. 1, 35.—
    B.
    blandītus, a, um, P. a., pleasant, agreeable, charming (rare):

    rosae,

    Prop. 4 (5), 6, 72:

    peregrinatio,

    Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 67.

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  • 3 adūlor

        adūlor ātus, ārī, dep.,    to fawn: ferarum agmen adulantum, O.—To fawn upon, flatter, cringe: omnīs: aperte adulantem videre, to detect an open flatterer: plebi, L.
    * * *
    adulari, adulatus sum V DEP
    fawn upon (as a dog); flatter (in a servile manner), court; make obeisance (to)

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  • 4 blandior

        blandior ītus, īrī, dep.    [blandus], to fawn, soothe, caress, fondle, coax: cessit tibi blandienti Cerberus, H.: modo blanditur, modo... Terret, O.: mihi per Pompeium: patri ut duceretur, etc., L.: votis suis, i. e. believes what he wishes, O.—To flatter, make flattering speeches, be complaisant: qui litigare se simulans blandiatur: pavidum blandita, timidly coaxing, O.: mihi: eis subtiliter: patruo suo, O.: ne nobis blandiar, i. e. to speak plainly, Iu. —Fig., to please, soothe, gratify: quam voluptas sensibus blandiatur. — To entice, allure, invite: ignoscere vitiis blandientibus, Ta.: suā blanditur populus umbrā, O.
    * * *
    blandiri, blanditus sum V DEP
    flatter, delude; fawn; coax, urge, behave/speak ingratiatingly; allure; please

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  • 5 lēnōcinor

        lēnōcinor ātus, ārī, dep.    [leno], to pander, flatter, humor, wheedle: tibi: feritati arte, i. e. stimulate, Ta.
    * * *
    lenocinari, lenocinatus sum V DEP
    work as a procurer; make up to, flatter

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  • 6 mulceō

        mulceō sī, sus, ēre    [MARG-], to stroke, graze, touch lightly, fondle: manu barbam, O.: mulcebant Zephyri flores, rustle through, O.: aristas, O.: alternos (pueros), V.: aethera pinnis, to move.— Fig., to soothe, soften, caress, flatter, delight: tigrīs, V.: Dareta dictis, V.: canor mulcendas natus ad aurīs, O.: puellas Carmine, H.— To relieve, alleviate: vanā volnera ope, O.
    * * *
    mulcere, mulsi, mulsus V
    stroke, touch lightly, fondle, soothe, appease, charm, flatter, delight

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  • 7 palpor

        palpor ātus, ārī, dep.    [1 PAL-], to stroke, touch softly, pat, caress: pectora palpanda manu, O.—Fig., to wheedle, flatter: Cui male si palpere, recalcitrat, H.
    * * *
    palpari, palpatus sum V DEP
    stroke; coax, flatter, wheedle

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  • 8 adulor

    ădūlor, ātūs, 1, v. dep. [acc. to Lobeck, the -ulo, -ulor is connected with illein (cf. eiluô, eluô, and volvo), and thus denoted orig. the wagging of the tail and fawning of brutes; Fest. p. 21 Müll., thought adulor was a form of adludo, to play with; cf. Ger. wedeln and Eng. to wheedle], to cling to one fawningly, to fawn as a dog; and trop., of cringing flattery, which is exhibited in words and actions, to flatter in a cringing manner, to fawn upon (while assentari signified to yield to one in everything, to assent to what he says, and is used only of men; and blandiri, to be soft and pleasing in manner, to flatter by honeyed words as well as by captivating manners; cf. Cic. Lael. 25).— Constr. with acc., more rarely with dat., Rudd. II. p. 136; Zumpt, § 389.
    I.
    In gen.:

    ferarum Agmen adulantum,

    Ov. M. 14, 45:

    Quin etiam blandas movere per aëra caudas, Nostraque adulantes comitant vestigia,

    id. ib. 14, 257. caudam more adulantium canum blande movet, Gell. 5, 14:

    hi (canes) furem quoque adulantur,

    Col. 7, 12.— Meton.:

    horrentem, trementem, adulantem omnīs videre te volui: vidi,

    Cic. Pis. 41:

    aperte adulantem nemo non videt,

    id. Lael. 26:

    aut adulatus aut admiratus fortunam sum alterius,

    id. Div. 2, 2, 6;

    Liv 45, 31: quemcunque principem,

    Tac. H. 1, 32:

    Neronem aut Tigellium,

    id. A. 16, 19: dominum, Sen. de Ira, 2, 31; Nep., Liv., and Curt. have the dat.: Antonio, Nep. [p. 47] Att. 8:

    praesentibus,

    Liv. 36, 7:

    singulis,

    Curt. 4, 1, 19.—In the time of Quint. the use of the dat. was predominant: huic non hunc adulari jam dicitur, 9, 3, 1; yet Tac. preferred the acc., v. the passages cited above.—
    II.
    Esp. of the servile reverence paid to Asiatic kings, proskunein; cf.

    adulatio: more adulantium procubuerunt: conveniens oratio tam humili adulationi fuit,

    Liv. 30, 16:

    more Persarum,

    Val. Max. 4, 7, ext. 2; so id. ib. 6, 3, ext. 2.—Hence, ădū-lans, antis, P. a., flattering, adulatory:

    verba,

    Plin. Pan. 26:

    quid adulantius?

    Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 27.— Sup. is wanting.—
    * Adv.: ădūlanter, flatteringly, fawningly, Fulg. Contin. Verg. p. 153.

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  • 9 mulceo

    mulcĕo, si, sum (rarely mulctum), 2, v. a. [Sanscr. root marc, take hold of; Gr. marptô, marptis; cf. mulco], to stroke; to touch or move lightly (syn. palpo; poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    I.
    Lit.:

    manu mulcens barbam,

    Ov. F. 1, 259:

    caput,

    Quint. 11, 3, 158:

    vitulum,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 341:

    colla,

    id. M. 10, 118:

    mulcebant Zephyri flores,

    rustle through, id. ib. 1, 108:

    aura mulcet rosas,

    Prop. 4 (5), 7, 60:

    virgā mulcere capillos,

    to touch lightly, Ov. M. 14, 295:

    aristas,

    id. F. 5, 161:

    mulcere alternos (pueros) et corpora fingere linguā,

    Verg. A. 8, 634:

    aëra motu,

    Lucr. 4, 136:

    aethera pennis,

    to move, Cic. Arat. 88: mulserat huc navem compulsam fluctibu' pontus, had wafted hither, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 870 P. (Ann. v. 257 Vahl.).—
    B.
    Transf., to make sweet or pleasant:

    pocula succis Lyaei,

    Sil. 7, 169. —
    II.
    Trop., to soothe, soften, appease, allay; to caress, flatter, delight, etc. (syn.:

    blandior. placo, lenio, sedo): mulcentem tigres, of Orpheus,

    Verg. G. 4, 510:

    aliquem dictis,

    id. A. 5, 464:

    fluctūs,

    id. ib. 1, 66:

    iras,

    id. ib. 7, 755:

    jure,

    Vell. 2, 117, 3.— To alleviate, mitigate:

    variā vulnera mulcet ope,

    alleviates the pain of his wounds, Ov. F. 5, 401:

    dolores nervorum,

    Plin. 22, 24, 50, § 107:

    os stomachumque,

    id. 22, 24, 51, § 110:

    ebrietatem,

    id. 21, 20, 81, § 138:

    lassitudinem,

    id. 37, 5, 16, § 63:

    corpora fessa,

    Ov. M. 11, 625: aliquem laudibus, to flatter, Pac. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. Mulciber, p. 144 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 109 Rib.):

    puellas carmine,

    to delight, Hor. C. 3, 11, 24:

    animos admiratione,

    Quint. 1, 10, 9:

    aures figmentis verborum novis,

    to delight, Gell. 20, 9, 1.—Hence, mulsus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Adj., mixed with honey; sweet as honey, honey-sweet (post-Aug.):

    mulsa (sc. aqua),

    honey-water, hydromel, Col. 12, 12, 3:

    acetum,

    vinegar and honey mixed together, honey-vinegar, Cato, R. R. 157, 6:

    lac,

    Plin. 10, 22, 27, § 52:

    mulsa pira,

    Col. 5, 10, 18.— Trop., of words, etc., sweet as honey, honeyed (Plautin.):

    ut mulsa dicta dicis!

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 34:

    loqui,

    id. Poen. 1, 2, 112.—
    B. 1.
    mulsa, ae, f., a term of endearment, my sweetheart, my honey (Plautin.):

    age, mulsa mea,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 14; id. Cas. 2, 6, 20.—
    2.
    mulsum, i, n. (sc. vinum), honey-wine, mead, i. e. wine mixed or made with honey (class.):

    commisce mulsum,

    Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 7; id. Bacch. 4, 9, 48:

    frigidum,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 282:

    aceti, for mulsum acetum,

    honeyvinegar, Ser. Samm. 49, 714.

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  • 10 adsentor (ass-)

        adsentor (ass-) ātus, ārī, freq.    [adsentior], to assent constantly, flatter, fawn: id adsentandi (sc. causā) facere, T.: (adulator) adversando adsentetur: huic, T.: qui ipse sibi adsentetur: Omnia, in everything, T.: nihil.

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  • 11 adūlō

        adūlō —, —, āre,    to fawn upon: sanguinem, to wipe off fawningly, Acc. ap. C.
    * * *
    adulare, adulavi, adulatus V TRANS
    fawn upon (as a dog); flatter (in a servile manner), court; make obeisance (to)

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  • 12 aliquantō

        aliquantō adv.,    by some little, in a degree, somewhat, rather: aliquanto liberius refutare: plus cogitare: aliquanto felicior fuit: carinae aliquanto planiores quam, etc., much flatter, Cs.: maior aliquanto numerus, S.: ad maius aliquanto certamen redit, L.: aliquanto ante quam: post autem aliquanto surrexit, some time afterwards: terra etsi aliquanto specie differt, etc.: intra legem et quidem aliquanto, considerably.
    * * *
    somewhat, to/by some (considerable) extent/amount; considerably

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  • 13 auris

        auris is, f    [2 AV-], the ear (as the organ of hearing): aurīs adhibere, to be attentive: admovere aurem, to listen, T.: tibi plurīs admovere aurīs, bring more hearers, H.: erigere: applicare, H.: praebere aurem, to give attention, listen, O.: auribus accipere, to hear: bibere aure, H.: alqd aure susurrat, i. e. in the ear, O.: in aurem Dicere puero, i. e. aside, H.: ad aurem admonere: in aure dictare, Iu.: Cynthius aurem Vellit (as an admonition), V.: auribus Vari serviunt, flatter, Cs.: in aurem utramvis dormire, to sleep soundly, i. e. be unconcerned, T. — Plur, the ear, critical judgment, taste: offendere aures: elegantes: alcius implere, to satisfy: in Maeci descendat aures, H.—The ear of a plough, earth-board, V.
    * * *
    ear; hearing; a discriminating sense of hearing, "ear" (for); pin on plow

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  • 14 lactō

        lactō āvī, —, āre, freq.    [lacio; 1 LAC-], to allure, wheedle, flatter, dupe, cajole: animos, T.: me amantem, T.
    * * *
    lactare, lactavi, lactatus V
    entice, lead on, induce; wheedle, cajole, dupe

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  • 15 palpō

        palpō —, —, āre    [1 PAL-], to wheedle, coax: alquem munere, Iu.
    * * *
    palpare, palpavi, palpatus V TRANS
    stroke; coax, flatter, wheedle

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  • 16 per-mulceō

        per-mulceō mulsī, mulsus, ēre,    to rub gently, stroke: manu eum, O.: barbam, L.—To touch gently: aram flatu permulcet spiritus austri, blows softly upon, C. poët.: medicata lumina virgā, O.— Fig., to soothe, charm, please, delight, flatter, fondle: sensum voluptate: his verbis aurīs, H.—To soothe, appease, allay, tame: eorum animis permulsis, Cs.: pectora dictis, V.: iram eius, L.: senectutem, mitigate: vestigia lymphis, to wash away, Ct.

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  • 17 serviō

        serviō (-vības, -vībō, T.), īvī, ītus, īre    [servus], to be a servant, be enslaved, serve, be in service: liberaliter, T.: in liberatā terrā liberatores eius servire, L.: qui Libertate caret, Serviet aeternum, H.: populum R. servire fas non est: lenoni, T.: homini nemini: domino: Athenas victas Lacedaemoniis servire pati, N.: apud nos: servitutem, C., L.—Fig., to be devoted, serve, labor for, aim at, have regard to: tibi serviet, tibi lenocinabitur: amicis, N.: nostris commodis: suo privato compendio, Cs.: oculis civium: pecuniae: posteritati: rumoribus, Cs.: valetudini: ut communi utilitati serviatur.— To be subject, be governed by, be enslaved to: nulli cupiditati: cupiditatibus iis, quibus ceteri serviunt, imperare.— To comply with, court, humor, gratify, conform: aliorum amori: auribus Vari, i. e. flatter, Cs.: tempori.—In law, of lands, to be under a servitude, be subject to an easement: praedia, quae serviebant.
    * * *
    servire, servivi, servitus V
    serve; be a slave to; with DAT

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  • 18 adolor

    adolari, adolatus sum V DEP
    fawn upon (as dog); flatter (in servile manner), court; make obeisance (to)

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  • 19 adsentor

    adsentari, adsentatus sum V DEP
    flatter, humor; agree, assent, confirm; agree to everything

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  • 20 assentor

    assentari, assentatus sum V DEP
    flatter, humor; agree, assent, confirm; agree to everything

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  • Flatter — Flat ter, v. i. To use flattery or insincere praise. [1913 Webster] If it may stand him more in stead to lie, Say and unsay, feign, flatter, or adjure. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flatter — (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. flater to flatter (13c.), originally stroke with the hand, caress, from Frankish *flat palm, flat of the hand (see FLAT (Cf. flat) (adj.)). [O]ne of many onomatopoeic verbs beginning with fl and denoting unsteady or… …   Etymology dictionary

  • flatter — [v1] compliment excessively adulate, beslaver, blandish, bootlick*, brownnose*, build up*, butter up*, cajole, cater to, charm, con, court, fawn*, get next to*, glorify, grovel, humor, inveigle, jolly, lay it on thick*, massage, oil*, overpraise …   New thesaurus

  • flatter — ► VERB 1) praise or compliment insincerely, especially to further one s own interests. 2) (usu. be flattered) cause to feel honoured and pleased. 3) (flatter oneself) believe something favourable about oneself, especially something unfounded. 4)… …   English terms dictionary

  • flatter — flatter1 [flat′ər] vt. [ME flateren < OFr flater, to smooth, caress with flat hand < Frank * flat, akin to OHG flaz, FLAT1] 1. to praise too much, untruly, or insincerely, as in order to win favor 2. to try to please, or ingratiate oneself… …   English World dictionary

  • Flatter — Flat ter (fl[a^]t t[ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metal Working) (a) A flat faced fulling hammer. (b) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flatter — index overestimate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Flatter — Flatter,die:dieF.machen:⇨wegschleichen(I) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • flatter — (fla té) v. a. 1°   Caresser par quelque attouchement (sens étymologique et primitif). Flatter un enfant. Flatter un cheval avec la main. Le chien flatte avec la queue. •   Puis, me flattant l épaule, il me fit librement L honneur que d approuver …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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