flatter

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

flat·ter [flatter flatters flattered flattering] BrE [ˈflætə(r)] NAmE [ˈflætər] verb
1. transitive ~ sb to say nice things about sb, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want them to do sth for you or you want to please them
•Are you trying to flatter me?
2. transitive ~ yourself (that…) to choose to believe sth good about yourself and your abilities, especially when other people do not share this opinion
•‘How will you manage without me?’ ‘Don't flatter yourself.’
3. transitive ~ sb to make sb seem more attractive or better than they really are
•That colour doesn't flatter many people.
•The scoreline flattered England (= they did not deserve to get such a high score).
Idioms: ↑flatter to deceive ▪ flattered
Derived Word: ↑flatterer
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from ↑flattery.

Example Bank:
•He agreed to do the interview because it flattered his ego.

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  disparage, belittle, pick at