adulare
Meaning
to flatter, to adulate, to soft-soap
Concepts
Synonyms
essere servile
cercare di insinuarsi nelle grazie
pulire con la lingua
pulire con le dita
Translations
Hyphenated as
a‧du‧là‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.duˈla.re/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adūlārī. Compare Spanish and Portuguese adular.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning Italian with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "adulare" and many other words and sentences in Italian.