adulare

See also: adularé

Italian

Etymology

From Latin adūlārī.[1] Compare Spanish and Portuguese adular.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.duˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are

Verb

adulare

  1. (transitive) to flatter, to adulate, to soft-soap
    Synonyms: lusingare, blandire
    Quel suo modo di adularmi, mi ha esaurito.
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Conjugation

References

  1. adulare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams


Latin

Verb

adūlāre

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of adūlor
  2. second-person singular present active indicative of adūlor

Spanish

Verb

adulare

  1. First-person singular (yo) future subjunctive form of adular.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) future subjunctive form of adular.
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