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おだてる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	おだてる	おだてない
Polite	おだてます	おだてません
Past polite	おだてました	おだてませんでした
Past	おだてた	おだてなかった
Te-form	おだてて	おだてないで
Desire	おだてたい	おだてたくない
Potential	おだてられるalso おだてれる	おだてられないalso おだてれない
Passive	おだてられる	おだてられない
Causative	おだてさせる	おだてさせない
Causative passive	おだてさせられる	おだてさせられない
Volitional	おだてよう
Polite volitional	おだてましょう
Imperative	おだてろ	おだてるな
Conditional	おだてれば	おだてなければ
Tara conditional	おだてたら	おだてなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

flatter; butter up; egg on

usually written using kana alone

Used when someone is being flattered or coaxed into doing something, often with a slightly manipulative or playful tone. Can also mean to instigate or stir up.

彼かれは上じょう司しにおだてられて、つい残ざん業ぎょうを引ひき受うけてしまった。
He was flattered by his boss and ended up accepting overtime work.
おだてて子こ供どもに片かた付づけをさせる。
I butter up the child to get them to tidy up.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を煽おだてて〈動どう詞し〉させるto flatter someone into doing something
彼かれを煽おだてて仕し事ごとを手伝てつだわせた。
I flattered him into helping me with the work.
〈人ひと〉を煽おだてあげるto flatter someone excessively, lay it on thick
みんなに煽おだてあげられて、つい引ひき受うけてしまった。
Everyone piled on the flattery, and I ended up agreeing to it.
煽おだてに乗のるto fall for someone's flattery
彼かれは煽おだてに乗のって、無む理りな約やく束そくをしてしまった。
He fell for the flattery and made a promise he couldn't keep.

Expressions

煽おだてと畚もっこには乗のり易やすいit's dangerous to fall for flattery

Kanji

煽fan, flap, instigate

Related words

褒ほめるN4
褒める means to praise someone sincerely, while 煽てる implies flattering someone with a manipulative or self-serving motive.
そそのかすN1
そそのかす means to incite or tempt someone into something questionable or secretive, while 煽てる is lighter, using flattery to get someone moving.
持もち上あげるN3
持ち上げる is a casual, idiomatic way to say 'butter someone up' that overlaps closely with 煽てる but is slightly less about pushing someone into action.
お世せ辞じを言いうN1
おだてる means to flatter someone to get them to do something, while お世辞を言う focuses on the insincere compliment itself rather than its manipulative purpose.

Opposites

けなすN2
けなす means to disparage or put someone down, the opposite of 煽てる, which lifts someone up with flattery.

Don't confuse with

煽あおるN1
煽る shares the kanji 煽 with 煽てる but is read あおる and means to fan, incite, or stir up (e.g. flames or emotions), not to flatter a person into action.

Word family

おだて
instigation; flattery

Written forms

おだてるUsage94%
Usually written in kana. The kanji form 煽てる exists but is less common.
煽おだてるUsage6%
Kanji form; recognized but less common than kana.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the verb 煽る (あおる, 'to fan, stir up'), but the exact derivation is unclear.