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  • flatter — flat|ter [ˈflætə US ər] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: flater to move the tongue against, flatter ] 1.) to praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it ▪ Perry would always… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • flatter — UK [ˈflætə(r)] / US [ˈflætər] verb [transitive] Word forms flatter : present tense I/you/we/they flatter he/she/it flatters present participle flattering past tense flattered past participle flattered 1) to praise someone in order to get… …   English dictionary

  • flatter — flat|ter [ flætər ] verb transitive 1. ) to praise someone in order to get something you want, especially in a way that is not sincere: You re trying to flatter me, and it won t work. 2. ) if something flatters you, it makes you look good when… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • flatter — verb (T) 1 to praise someone in an insincere way in order to please them or get something from them: He flattered her, saying how beautiful her eyes were. 2 be flattered to be pleased because someone has shown you that they like or admire you: I… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • flatter — verb 1) it amused him to flatter her Syn: compliment, praise, express admiration for, say nice things about, fawn over; cajole, humor, flannel, blarney; informal sweet talk, soft soap, brown nose, butter up, play up to, slobber over; formal laud …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • flatter — verb 1) it amused him to flatter her Syn: compliment, praise, express admiration for, fawn on, humour, wheedle, blarney; informal sweet talk, soft soap, butter up, play up to 2) I was flattered to be asked Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • flatter — [ˈflætə] verb [T] 1) to praise someone in order to make them feel special, often in a way that is not sincere She flattered him and told him what he wanted to hear.[/ex] 2) if something flatters you, it makes you look good when you use it or wear …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • flatter — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To praise unduly] Syn. overpraise, adulate, laud, glorify; see compliment 1 , praise 1 . 2. [To fawn upon] Syn. kowtow to, toady to, butter up*; see compliment 1 , grovel . 3. [To be becoming to a wearer] Syn. become,… …   English dictionary for students

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  • become — verb 1) she became rich Syn: grow, get, turn, come to be, get to be; literary wax 2) he became a tyrant Syn: turn into, change into, be transformed into, be converted into 3) he becam …   Thesaurus of popular words

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