āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to flatter
01
āϤā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to highly praise someone in an exaggerated or insincere way, especially for one's own interest
Transitive: to flatter sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the interview, the candidate flattered the company's values, attempting to create a positive impression.
āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžāϤā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻŦā§āϧā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āϤā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to believe something favorable about one's character or abilities even though it might not be true
Transitive
03
āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§, āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰā§āϝ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to make someone look attractive or enhance their appearance, especially with a particular color or style of clothing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Dark shades often flatter pale skin tones.
āĻāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ āĻļā§āĻĄāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āϤā§āĻŦāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύāĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤
to flatter oneself
01
to overestimate one's own abilities, accomplishments, or appearance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I flatter myself that I'm a good dancer.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
flattering
flatter
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