flatter

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

comparative form of flat: more flat

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
2. (ambitransitive) To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.
3. (ambitransitive) To portray someone to advantage.
4. (ambitransitive) To encourage or cheer someone with (usually false) hope.
5. (ambitransitive, reflexive, usually) To cheer or please (with the idea that); congratulate oneself, especially when the perception is false.
6. (ambitransitive, intransitive, obsolete, reflexive, usually) To cheer or please (with the idea that); congratulate oneself, especially when the perception is false.

Noun

1. (ambitransitive) A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
2. (ambitransitive) A flat-faced fulling hammer.
3. (ambitransitive) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
4. (ambitransitive) Someone who flattens, purposely or accidentally. Also flattener.

Noun

Someone who lives in a rented flat.

Sinonieme

fawn on

praise

adulate

compliment

fawn

blandish

coax

cajole

toady

wheedle

butter up

curry favour with

truckle

curry favor

stir up

sweet talk

court

curry favour

curry favour

eulogize

extol

fawn upon

ingratiate oneself with

suck up to

instigate

laud

soft-soap

humour

lift up

suck up

curry flavour

blarney

gloze

gratify

curry favor

lick one’s boots

persuade

please

play up to

soft soap

incite

console

flattery

soothe

cringe

talk into

raise

curry favor with

prod

prompt

proud

put up

raise up

s

s

seduce

set off

slaver

soap

🧼

soil

soother

speak

🗣️

sugar

acclaim

sully

support

sweeten

sweet-talk

talk big

tout

trick

urge

worship

cleave to

decieve

eulogise

make up to

pour it on

press together

cozy up

shine up

think highly of oneself

join up with

obey implicitly

fawn over

boot-lick

love

❤️

stroke

ingratiate oneself

flat ter with praise

flatter obsequiously

speak highly of

cuury favour with

endear oneself to

lavish praise on

pamper spoil coddle

plead with sweet words

talk sweetly

to be conceited

court favor

court favour

sugarcoat

accompany

admire

agitate

allure

attractive

beguile

bootlick

brown-nose

celebrate

commend

congratulate

crumble

curry

🍛

deceive

destroy

embellish

enhance

entice

favour

felicitate

flacker

flannel

flattener

flirt with

follow

fondle

fool

glorify

grease

griot

grovel

honey

🍯

honor

ingratiate

inveigle

invite

jealous

lick

lift

manoeuvre

multiply

nag

nudge

overpraise

overstate

palaver

placate

Vertalings

flatter

schmeicheln

adular

vleien

lisonjear

halagar

aduler

amadouer

encenser

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈflætɚ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Yslands: flatari

Geërf van Middle English: flatteren

Geërf van Old English: floterian

Verwante met Skots: flatter

Verwante met Middle Dutch: flatteren

Verwante met Duits: flattern

Verwante met Old High German: flaz

In summary

From flat + -er (comparative suffix). Compare Icelandic flatari (“flatter, more flat”).