Adulate and Commend

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Adulate verb - To praise too much.

Usage example: a business executive who unwisely surrounds herself with incompetent assistants who spend all their time adulating her

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Commend and adulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Commend" instead a verb "Adulate".

Commend verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.

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Adulate and commend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adulate" instead a verb "Commend".

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