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compliment: a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration; say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper"; express respect or esteem for

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pat on the back collapse

encomium collapse: a formal expression of praise

best wishes collapse

slobber over collapse

eulogize collapse: praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral"

fawn upon collapse

get back at collapse

sweet nothings collapse: inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear"

boon collapse: very close and convivial; "boon companions"

commend collapse: express approval of; mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife"; express a good opinion of; give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"; present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"

blarney collapse: flattery designed to gain favor

posy collapse

extol collapse

get even with collapse

wheedle collapse: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

bouquet collapse: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present; a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

largess collapse: a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

retaliate collapse: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"

slaver collapse: a person engaged in slave trade

repay collapse

adulation collapse: servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

pay back collapse: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

sycophancy collapse: fawning obsequiousness

applaud collapse: express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"; clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

commute collapse: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"; exchange a penalty for a less severe one; move from one side of an equation to the other side without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other"; travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

acclaim collapse: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"; praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

requite collapse: make repayment for or return something

swap collapse: move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

bandy collapse: have legs that curve outward at the knees; discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult questions"; exchange blows; toss or strike a ball back and forth

eyewash collapse

buncombe collapse

flatter collapse: praise somewhat dishonestly

blandish collapse

approval collapse: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"; a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"; acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"

transpose collapse: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix; change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"; put (a piece of music) into another key; transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

bunkum collapse

blandishment collapse: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery; flattery intended to persuade

recommend collapse: make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"; push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

cajole collapse

wheedling collapse

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