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# flatter

«flatter» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To praise someone too much, often not sincerely, to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (flatter, flatters, flattered, flattering); adjective (flatter — comparative of flat)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) To praise someone too much, often not sincerely, to please them or get something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#m1)

2) (verb) To make someone look better than usual: «That colour flatters you». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#m2)

3) (verb) «be flattered»: feel pleased because someone admired you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#m3)

4) (adjective) More flat; more level or smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Bible condemns flattering lips as deceitful. Tradition counts flattery as a kind of lying and as a danger to the one who flatters and the one flattered. In the primary lessons: In stories, a sly character flatters the king to get a reward (like the fox in the fable «The Fox and the Crow»). In everyday life: «I'm flattered you asked me». In geography and maths: «flatter land», «this side is flatter».

### examples

- May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things! (Writings PSA.12.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x1)
- For I know not to give flattering titles; else would my Maker soon take me away. (Writings JOB.32.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x2)
- A lying tongue hateth those that are crushed by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. (Writings PRO.26.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x3)
- The fox flattered the crow so she would drop the cheese. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x4)
- Don't try to flatter me — you still have to tidy up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x5)
- I was flattered when they asked me to sing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x6)
- That dress really flatters you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x7)
- The fields here are flatter than in the hills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x8)
- Press it down to make it flatter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x9)
- He flattered the teacher to get extra time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x10)
- Such a neatly turned compliment flattered Ludovine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/#x11)

### note

Two different words: flatter (praise) and flatter (more flat). Noun: flattery (too much praise). Adjective: flattering. Being flattered is pleasant, but flattery can be a trick.

### In the corpora

- [May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.149/)
- [For it flattereth him in his eyes, until his iniquity be found, and he be hated.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.562/)
- [He that rebuketh a man shall in the end find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.827/)
- [A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.837/)
- [Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.843/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «flatter» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flatter/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.