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sycophantize (verb), sycophantizes; sycophantized; sycophantizing
To use compliments to gain advantages from another person; especially, someone in a higher position: "Even though Pamela didn't really have any respect for her editor, she sycophantized him so he would give her better assignments at the newspaper."
This entry is located in the following units: phant-, phanta-, phas-; -phasic, -phant (page 5) syco- (page 2)