Please With Undue Praise Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "FLATTER" which means:

verb
• • Praise somewhat dishonestly
adjective
• • Having no variations in height.
• • (voice) without variations in pitch.
• • Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
• • (note) lowered by one semitone.
• • Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
• • (of a tire or other inflated object) deflated, especially because of a puncture.
• • Uninteresting.
• • (of a carbonated drink) with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
• • Lacking acidity without being sweet.
• • (of a battery) unable to emit power; dead.
• • (of a throw) without spin; spinless.
• • Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.
• • Absolute; downright; peremptory.
• • (of a consonant) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
• • (grammar) not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
• • (of a golf club) having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
• • (of certain fruits) flattening at the ends.
• • (authorship, especially of a character) lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
• • Fixed; unvarying.
noun
• • A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
• • A flat-faced fulling hammer.
• • A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
• • Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. also flattener.
• • Someone who lives in a rented flat.

An example sentence would be:

• • "She tried to flatter her boss by complimenting his work."
• • "He flattered his girlfriend by telling her how beautiful she looked."

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