κολακεύω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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κόλαξ (kólax) +‎ -εύω (-eúō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κολᾰκεύω (kolakeúō)

  1. to flatter, adulate
  2. (figuratively) to soften, render mild

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κόλαξ, -ᾱκος (> DER > κολακεύω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 734

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek κολακεύω (kolakeúō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κολακεύω (kolakévo)

  1. to flatter, praise excessively, compliment exaggeratedly

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ κολακεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language