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kowtowedverbpast tense of kowtow to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superioryou can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you apple-polished, bootlicked, fawned, fussed, sucked (up), toadied, truckled drooled, gushed, slavered, slobberedendeared, ingratiatedcourted, wooedadulated, idolized, worshipped(also worshiped)blandished, cajoled, coaxed, flattered, overpraised, soft-soapedcowered, cringed, groveled(or grovelled)abased, debased, demeaneddeferred, submitted, yielded curried favor, kissed up to despised, disdained, scornedgibed(or jibed), jeered, scoffedbraved, challenged, defied |