(ad-yuh-layt) (Verb)
Meaning:
To praise (someone) excessively or obsequiously
Usage:
1. Fans would often ______ their favorite singer, showering him with compliments.
2. She didn’t enjoy the way her assistant would ______ her, finding it insincere.
Read this story to remember this word:
In a distant village, where the people had long forgotten the value of genuine praise, there lived a poet whose words could move the coldest of hearts. The villagers would adulate him, their praises more a reflection of their own vanity than his talent. Realizing this, the poet penned a tale of a mirror that reflected not faces, but truths. Through this story, he taught his adorers that adulation, devoid of sincerity, holds no value, and that true appreciation must stem from the heart, echoing the lessons of authenticity and humility.
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