Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flatter to deceive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
flat-ter -to de-ceive
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To appear better than is actually the case.

Inflected Forms

flatters to deceive (present, singular) flattering to deceive (participle, present) flattered to deceive (participle, past) flattered to deceive (past)

Questions

What does flatter to deceive mean?
To appear better than is actually the case.

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