| Main Entry: |
fawn |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
ingratiate oneself to; serve |
Synonyms: |
abase, apple-polish, be at beck and call, be obsequious, be servile, blandish,
bow, brownnose, buddy up, butter up,
cajole, cater to, cave in to, cotton,
court, cower,
crawl,
creep,
cringe, crouch, curry favor,
debase,
defer, fall all over, fall on one's knees,
flatter, grovel, honey up,
invite,
jolly, kneel, kowtow, lay it on, lick boots, make up to,
massage*, oil,
pander, pay court, play up to,
scrape, slaver,
snow*, stoop,
stroke*,
submit, toady, truckle,
woo*,
yield
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Antonyms: |
ignore
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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