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- Dictionaryflatter/ˈflatə/
verb
- 1. lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests: "she was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted" Similar Opposite
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to believe something good about yourself although it might not be true: [ + that ] Steve flatters himself that he's an excellent speaker. He flatters himself that, where Sara is concerned, he has the magic touch. I had thought I was quite good with tricky people but perhaps I flatter myself.
The meaning of FLATTER is to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest. How to use flatter in a sentence.
Flatter definition: to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.. See examples of FLATTER used in a sentence.
FLATTER meaning: 1. to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is…. Learn more.
When you flatter someone, you praise and compliment him or her — but you aren't totally sincere. You flatter your friend by telling her she's the best driver in the world. Because you want her to offer you a ride.
If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you ' you're flattering yourself ' or ' don't flatter yourself ', they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself.
1. to praise insincerely, esp in order to win favour or reward. 2. to show to advantage: that dress flatters her. 3. ( tr) to make to appear more attractive, etc, than in reality. 4. to play upon or gratify the vanity of (a person): it flatters her to be remembered.
