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adulate [ˈædjʊˌleɪt] vb (tr) to flatter or praise obsequiously [back formation from C15 adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter] adulator n ad•u•late (ˈædʒ əˌleɪt) v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to show excessive admiration of or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely. [1770–80; back formation from adulation] ad′u•la`tor, n. ad′u•la•to`ry (-ˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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