adul- root words — words with the adul- root

The root adul- comes from Latin adulor, meaning flatter, fawn. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including adulation, adulate, adulated, adulates, adulating. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the adul- root

Explore words with adul- — words containing the adul- root and sharing its sense of "flatter, fawn". Examples include adulation, adulate, adulated, adulates, adulating. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does adul- mean?

The adul- root means flatter, fawn, from Latin adulor. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.