overflatter
overflatter verb: to flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.
Verb
overflatter (third-person singular simple present overflatters, present participle overflattering, simple past and past participle overflattered)
- To flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.
- Synonyms:
- butter up, fawn, toady, apple-polish, bootlick, bow and scrape, brownnose, dickride, duchess, fawn over
Synonyms of overflatter
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Forms of overflatter
| third-person singular present | overflatters |
|---|---|
| present participle | overflattering |
| past participle | overflattered |
| past | overflattered |
Origin of overflatter
From over- + flatter.
Questions about overflatter
- What does overflatter mean?
- Overflatter means to flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.
- What part of speech is overflatter?
- Overflatter is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overflatter?
- The past tense of overflatter is overflattered.
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