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overflatter

verb

Etymology

From over- + flatter.

  1. derived from *peled-✻ — “moisture, wetness”
  2. derived from *flaþrōną✻ — “to fawn over, flutter”
  3. derived from flaðra — “to fawn on someone, flatter”
  4. derived from *plewd-✻ — “to flow, swim”
  5. inherited from *flutrōną✻ — “to be floating”
  6. inherited from *flotrōn✻
  7. inherited from floterian
  8. inherited from flatteren
  9. prefixed as overflatter — “over + flatter”

Definitions

  1. To flatter unduly or excessively

    To flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.

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