flatter
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ætə(r)
[edit] Adjective
flatter (comparative)
- Comparative form of flat: more flat.
[edit] Noun
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flatter (plural flatters)
- A type of hammer used by blacksmiths.
- Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener.
[edit] Verb
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to flatter (third-person singular simple present flatters, present participle flattering, simple past and past participle flattered) (transitive and intransitive)
- To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour
- To enhance someone's vanity by praising them
- To portray something to advantage.
- To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed.
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[edit] Translations
To compliment someone
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