verb (used with object), ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing.
- to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
verb
- (tr) to flatter or praise obsequiously
1777, back-formation from adulation.
verb (used with object), ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing.
verb
1777, back-formation from adulation.