Flatter
adjective: flat,
comparative: flatter,
superative: flattestverb — past tense: flattered ; past participle: flattered ; present participle: flattering ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to compliment, praise, show to advantaged) flatter the boss បញ្ជោរ, pictures flatter him ធ្វើអោយឃើញល្អជាងរូបមែនទែន
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) បញ្ជោរ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens.
- 2.
- A flat-faced fulling hammer.
- 3.
- A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.
verb — past tense: flattered ; past participle: flattered ; present participle: flattering ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by artful and interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to wheedle.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of; as, his portrait flatters him.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To use flattery or insincere praise.