Flatter

Morpheme

Flatter

Type

free base

Denotation

compliment insincerely, deceive, stroke

Etymology

Middle English flateren, flaterien; Middle French flatter; Old French flater

Evidence

beflatter, flatter, flatterable, flattered, flatterer, flatteress, flattering, flatterous, flatters, flattersome, flattery, outflatter, overflatter, unflatter, unflattering

Notes

homophone of <Flat + -(e)r>