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adulation

Main Entry:: ad·u·la·tion
Pronunciation:: \ˌa-jə-ˈlā-shən, -dyə, -də-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English adulacion, from Old French, from Latin adulation-, adulatio, from adulari to fawn on (of dogs), flatter
Date:: 14th century

: excessive or slavish admiration or flattery

— ad·u·late

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\ˈa-jə-ˌlāt, -dyə-, -də-\ transitive verb

— ad·u·la·tor

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\-ˌlā-tər\ noun

— ad·u·la·to·ry

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\-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective

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