Adulate and Puff

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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
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Puff and adulate are semantically related. in advocate topic. In some cases you can use "Puff" instead a verb "Adulate", when it comes to topics like honor.

Puff

Puff verb - To praise too much.
Usage example: a talk show host who can be counted on to puff up the celebrities who readily consent to be interviewed
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Adulate and puff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adulate" instead a verb "Puff".
Nearby Words: puffed, puffy, puffery, puffing

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