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
Ingratiate and adulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ingratiate" instead a verb "Adulate".
Ingratiate
Ingratiate verb - Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts.
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Synonyms for Ingratiate
Adulate and ingratiate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adulate" instead a verb "Ingratiate".
Nearby Words: ingratiating, ingratiatingly
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