Adulate
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
Felicitate and adulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Felicitate" instead a verb "Adulate".
Felicitate
Felicitate verb - To express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.
Nearby Words: felicitation, felicitating, Felicita
Mutual synonyms
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