00880978-v 'try to gain favor by cringing or flattering'; V1; 
 
Chinese (simplified) 奉承 , 谄媚 , 拍马屁 , 叩头
English fawn ( ⊳ ) , toady ( ⊳ ) , truckle ( ⊳ ⊳ ) , bootlick ( ⊳ ) , kowtow ( ⊳ ) , kotow ( ⊳ ) , suck up
Indonesian ampu , sembah sujud
Japanese おだてあげる
Definitions
Japanese
こびるか、よく見せることによって好意を得ようとする
― 彼は、ボスに常にへつらっている
English
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
― He is always kowtowing to his boss
Relations
Hyponym: curry_favor
Hypernym: flatter
Semantic Field: communicationv
Verb Frames
Somebody ----s PP;  
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