gratify by praise
1gratify — gratifiable, adj. gratifiedly /grat euh fuy id lee, fuyd /, adv. gratifier, n. /grat euh fuy /, v.t., gratified, gratifying. 1. to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will… …
2gratify — grat•i•fy [[t]ˈgræt əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to give pleasure to (a person) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise gratified us all[/ex] 2) to satisfy; indulge: to gratify one s appetites[/ex] 3) archaic to …
3compliment — n 1. praise, tribute, homage, honor, commendation, laudation, celebration, exaltation, extolment, glorification, adulation; eulogy, encomium, panegyric, good word, blurb; flattery, trumpetry, puffery, crying up, singing [s.o. s] praises, praising …
4flatten — I. v. a. Make flat (in all the senses of the adjective; which see). II. v. a. 1. Compliment, gratify by praise. 2. Cajole, wheedle, blandish, humor, coax, court, coddle, pay court to, fawn upon, curry favor with, try to win by adulation, make… …
5MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …
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7flatter — flatter1 [flat′ər] vt. [ME flateren < OFr flater, to smooth, caress with flat hand < Frank * flat, akin to OHG flaz, FLAT1] 1. to praise too much, untruly, or insincerely, as in order to win favor 2. to try to please, or ingratiate oneself… …
8The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …
9panegyric — panegyrical, adj. panegyrically, adv. /pan i jir ik, juy rik/, n. 1. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy. 2. formal or elaborate praise. [1590 1600; < L, n. use of panegyricus of, belonging to a public assembly < Gk… …
10Flatter — Flat ter (fl[a^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla[eth]ra to fawn, flatter: cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter}, {Flutter}, {Flattery}.] …
