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| has gloss | (verb) praise somewhat dishonestly flatter, blandish |
| lexicalization | eng: blandish |
| lexicalization | eng: flatter |
| subclass of | (verb) express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" praise |
| has subclass | (verb) use flattering talk on somebody soft-soap |
| has subclass | (verb) flatter in an obsequious manner adulate |
| has subclass | (verb) treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss" stroke |
| has subclass | (verb) try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" kotow, truckle, bootlick, suck up, kowtow, fawn, toady |
| has subclass | (verb) flatter with the intention of getting something butter up, brown-nose |
| Meaning | |
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| Afrikaans | |
| lexicalization | afr: pamperlang |
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| lexicalization | afr: vlei |
| Arabic | |
| lexicalization | ara: تملق |
| Asturian | |
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| lexicalization | ast: falagar |
| lexicalization | ast: afalagar |
| Bulgarian | |
| lexicalization | bul: лаская |
| lexicalization | bul: придумвам чрез ласкателство |
| Catalan | |
| lexicalization | cat: afalagar |
| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: lichotit |
| lexicalization | ces: pochlebovat |
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| lexicalization | ces: lahodit |
| lexicalization | ces: zalichotit |
| Mandarin Chinese | |
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| lexicalization | cmn: peng |
| lexicalization | cmn: 捧 |
| lexicalization | cmn: pāi mǎ pi |
| lexicalization | cmn: 拍馬屁 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 拍马屁 |
| lexicalization | cmn: chǎn mei |
| lexicalization | cmn: yu |
| lexicalization | cmn: 諂媚 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 諛 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 谀 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 谄媚 |
| lexicalization | cmn: guàn mǐ tang |
| lexicalization | cmn: 灌米汤 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 灌米湯 |
| lexicalization | cmn: wu |
| lexicalization | cmn: 妩 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 嫵 |
| lexicalization | cmn: guò jiang |
| lexicalization | cmn: 过奖 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 過獎 |
| lexicalization | cmn: tái jiào zi |
| lexicalization | cmn: 抬轎子 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 抬轿子 |
| lexicalization | cmn: pěng chang |
| lexicalization | cmn: 捧场 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 捧場 |
| lexicalization | cmn: bi |
| lexicalization | cmn: 詖 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 诐 |
| lexicalization | cmn: féng ying |
| lexicalization | cmn: 逢迎 |
| Welsh | |
| lexicalization | cym: gwenieithio |
| lexicalization | cym: gwenieithu |
| lexicalization | cym: truthio |
| Danish | |
| lexicalization | dan: smigre |
| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: schmeicheln |
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| lexicalization | deu: zureden |
| lexicalization | deu: flacher |
| lexicalization | deu: schönreden |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | |
| lexicalization | ell: κολακεύω |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: flati |
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| lexicalization | epo: bonaspektigi |
| lexicalization | epo: plibeligi |
| Basque | |
| lexicalization | eus: lausengatu |
| lexicalization | eus: losintxatu |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: imarrella |
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| lexicalization | fin: nuoleskella |
| lexicalization | fin: kaunistella |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: flatter |
| lexicalization | fra: aduler |
| lexicalization | fra: faire de la lèche |
| lexicalization | fra: lécher le cul |
| lexicalization | fra: lécher les bottes |
| lexicalization | fra: encenser |
| lexicalization | fra: lécher |
| Galician | |
| lexicalization | glg: adular |
| Hiligaynon | |
| lexicalization | hil: dayaw-dayawon |
| Hindi | |
| lexicalization | hin: cApalUsI kara |
| Hungarian | |
| lexicalization | hun: hízeleg |
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| lexicalization | hun: kecsegtet |
| Armenian | |
| lexicalization | hye: շողոքորթել |
| lexicalization | hye: գովաբանել |
| Icelandic | |
| lexicalization | isl: skjalla |
| lexicalization | isl: smjaðra |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: lusingare |
| lexicalization | ita: blandire |
| Japanese | |
| lexicalization | jpn: お世辞を言う |
| lexicalization | jpn: 諂う |
| Georgian | |
| lexicalization | kat: მლიქვნელობა |
| lexicalization | kat: პირფერობა |
| lexicalization | kat: ქლესაობა |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 아첨하다 |
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| lexicalization | kor: 우쭐케하다 |
| lexicalization | kor: 설득하다 |
| lexicalization | kor: 비위를 맞추다 |
| lexicalization | kor: 알랑거리다 |
| Latin | |
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| lexicalization | lat: palpo |
| lexicalization | lat: lacto |
| Dutch | |
| lexicalization | nld: hielenlikken |
| lexicalization | nld: overdreven vleien |
| lexicalization | nld: vleien |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | |
| lexicalization | nno: smigre |
| Norwegian Bokmål | |
| lexicalization | nob: smigre |
| Norwegian | |
| lexicalization | nor: flattere |
| lexicalization | nor: smigre |
| Polish | |
| lexicalization | pol: schlebiać |
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| lexicalization | pol: pochlebiać |
| Portuguese | |
| lexicalization | por: adular |
| lexicalization | por: gabar |
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| lexicalization | por: lisonjear |
| Moldavian | |
| lexicalization | ron: linguși |
| lexicalization | ron: măguli |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: льстить |
| lexicalization | rus: подлизываться |
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| lexicalization | rus: задабривать |
| Slovak | |
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| lexicalization | slk: pochlebovať |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: adular |
| lexicalization | spa: lisonjear |
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| lexicalization | spa: halagar |
| Swedish | |
| lexicalization | swe: smickra |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: ยกยอ |
| lexicalization | tha: ประจบ |
| lexicalization | tha: สอพลอ |
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| lexicalization | tha: โอ้โลม |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: övmek |
| lexicalization | tur: yaltaklanmak |
| lexicalization | tur: pohpohlamak |
| lexicalization | tur: yað çekmek |
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| lexicalization | tur: gururunu okþamak |
| lexicalization | tur: olduðundan güzel göstermek |
| lexicalization | tur: yað yakmak |
| lexicalization | tur: göklere çýkarmak |
| lexicalization | tur: kompliman yapmak |
| Ukrainian | |
| lexicalization | ukr: лестити |
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| lexicalization | ukr: задобрювати |
| lexicalization | ukr: піддобрювати |
| lexicalization | ukr: вмовляти |
| lexicalization | ukr: умовляти |
| lexicalization | ukr: поки-що |
| lexicalization | ukr: що |
| Vlaams | |
| lexicalization | vls: gatkruipen |
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| opposite | (verb) express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" pick at, disparage, belittle |
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