noun. One who or that which flattens or makes flat.

noun. Specifically A hammer with a broad face, used by smiths in working flat faces.

noun. In wire-drawing, a draw-plate with a flat orifice for drawing flat strips, as for watch-springs, skirt-wire, etc.

noun. Also flattener.

To flutter; float.

To please or gratify, or seek to please or gratify, by praise, especially undue praise, or by obsequious attentions, submission, imitation, etc.; play upon the vanity or self-love of (a person) with a view to gain some advantage.

To produce self-complacency or a feeling of personal gratification in; please; charm: as, to feel flattered by approval.

To persuade of something which gives pleasure or satisfaction; give encouragement to; especially, to give pleasing but false impressions or encouragement to.

To make appear better than the reality warrants: as, the portrait flatters its subject.

To use language intended to gratify the vanity or self-love of a person; use undue praise.

intransitive verb. To use flattery or insincere praise.

transitive verb. To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by artful and interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to wheedle.

transitive verb. To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.

transitive verb. To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of.

noun. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens.

noun. undefined

noun. A flat-faced fulling hammer.

noun. A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.

adjective. comparative form of flat: more flat

noun. A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.

noun. Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener.

verb. To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour

verb. To enhance someone's vanity by praising them

verb. To portray something to advantage.

verb. To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed.

verb. praise somewhat dishonestly

"V. ii.823 (467,8) [To flatter up these powers of mine with rest] Dr. Warburton would read _fetter_, but _flatter_ or _sooth_ is, in my opinion, more apposite to the king's purpose than _fetter_."

flatterer  flattery  

flattered  flattering  

praise  

adulate  bootlick  brown-nose  butter up  fawn  

Attar  Hatter  Tatar  antimatter  attar  

amuse  candid  complimentary  convince  false  

adorn  adulate  apotheosize  beautify  become  

flats  flatted  flattered  flattering  flatterously