Definitions for adulate

adulate ad·u·late

Spelling: [aj-uh-leyt]
IPA: /ˈædʒ əˌleɪt/

Adulate is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in adulate (aadeltu).

Definitions for adulate

verb (used with object)

  1. to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.

Origin of adulate

First recorded in 1770-80; back formation from adulation

Examples for adulate

It is true, people are permitted to adulate slavery—so they are allowed to adulate kings, where kings reign.

She whom such songs were meant to adulate or win, frequently was the wife of the Troubadours lord.

Word Value for adulate
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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