Hyphenation
a·du·lateTurkish pronunciation
äcıleytPronunciation
/ˈaʤəˌlāt/ /ˈæʤəˌleɪt/
Etymology
[ 'a-j&-"lAt, 'a-dy&-; ' ] (transitive verb.) 1777. back-formation from adulation, from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin adulation-, adulatio, from adulari to fawn on , flatter.