NichiDict

おだてる

N1
煽てる
[odateru]
Illustration for 煽てる

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

Examples

彼は同僚の腕前を盛んに煽てた

He lavishly flattered his colleague's skills.

部下を上手に煽てて仕事をさせました。

I skillfully flattered them into working.

あの営業マンはお客を必死に煽てている

That salesperson is desperately flattering the customers.