flatter :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

v. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

v. show submission or fear

v. rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

v. induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

v. deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

v. be similar, be in line with

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

v. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"