Meaning & use
Adulating
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Praising or admiring someone excessively and often insincerely.
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Fans surrounded the actor, adulating him at every public appearance.
Critics accused the biography of adulating its subject instead of examining him honestly.
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Adulating comes from 'adulate,' rooted in the Latin 'adulari,' meaning to fawn like a dog, which captures the word's connotation of excessive, almost servile praise.
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