Meanings
verbflatter to deceive (third-person singular simple present flatters to deceive, present participle flattering to deceive, simple past and past participle flattered to deceive)
present singular third person flatters to deceive · participle present flattering to deceive · participle past flattered to deceive · past flattered to deceive
- To appear better than is actually the case.
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flatter to deceive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatter%20to%20deceive
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“flatter to deceive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatter%20to%20deceive. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flatter to deceive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatter%20to%20deceive.
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