COMPLIMENT (2)

compliment (2). Compliment, v.t. to use compliments, to flatter

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Com″pli‐ment (?), v. t. To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment to. Monarchs should their inward soul disguise; . . . Should compliment their foes and shun their friends. Prior. Syn. — To praise; flatter; adulate; commend.