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[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: flater 'to move the tongue against, flatter']
to praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it
::Perry would always flatter Mrs. Mitchell by praising her cooking.
to make someone look as attractive as they can
-synonym suit suit
::That dress really flatters your figure.
to make something look or seem more important or better than it is
::Lewis's novel doesn't flatter Midwestern attitudes and morals.
flatter yourself
if you flatter yourself that something is true about your abilities or achievements, you make yourself believe it is true, although it is not
flatter yourself that
::She flatters herself that she could have been a model.
-- flatterer n [C]