Adulate and Decry

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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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Decry is an antonym for adulate.

Decry verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

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Adulate is an antonym for decry.

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