Adulate and Toady

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

Toady verb - To use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior.

Usage example: a satirical novel about an amoral go-getter who toadies his way to the top of the corporate ladder

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Adulate and toady are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adulate" instead a verb "Toady".

Nearby Words: toadying, toad, toadyism, toadied

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