adular

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adular

  • [að̞uˈlaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del latín adulāri.

verb haber adulado · adulando · habiendo adulado · adulado · adulo · adulas

  1. Hacer o decir con intención, a veces inmoderadamente, lo que se cree que puede agradar a otro. «Pero sospecho que el tal colega me quiso adular para evitarse un disgusto».

    Similar: jalar bola, lamber, lisonjear

  2. obsolete Producir alegría o gozo.

    Similar: complacer, deleitar

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"adular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/adular. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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adular. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/adular

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"adular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/adular.

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@misc{adular_2026,
  title = {adular},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/adular},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}