to kowtow
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9.2
- verb
- /ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/
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postrarse ante
- When the crew was eventually released, an outraged Chinese public accused the government of weakness and kowtowing to the West.
- kowtow to government
It's always been kowtowing to the miserable joy eaters.
- It's always been kowtowing to the miserable joy eaters.
- He will not kowtow to the far left of his own party.
- They really would not kowtow to anybody.
- And so now we are kowtowing to them.
- It was the leadership in this country or the supervisors in this country who kowtowed to the mob.
Examples
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Women are fifty-one percent of the population; why would you kowtow to those who keep trying to disenfranchise them?
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He refused to kowtow to his supervisor's unreasonable demands, believing in standing up for his principles.
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People have been trying to get me to kowtow all my life.
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Is it more important to God that you kowtow to Him than that you not harm His other children?
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He will not kowtow to the far left of his own party.
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I chose to succeed on my own terms, not kowtow to some controlling family.
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I'm not kowtowing to Washington or anyone else.
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Peter is cautious, a conformist who, as mayor of his town, kowtows to the rich.
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The days of putting Americans last, of kowtowing to large corporations, of caving to woke ideology are over.
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Even top congressional leaders and American presidents must kowtow to Israel to survive politically in America's false democracy.
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Synonyms
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6.3
To give in to another person's wishes or demands
42
7.4
Behave like you are begging or crawling to get someone's forgiveness
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3.7
Lower your head or body to show respect, often as a sign that you obey someone
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8.0
To praise someone to get their approval
25
7.7
Act very friendly and praise someone to gain their favor
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8.9
To show too much respect and obedience to someone in power
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8.4
To give in to pressure or someone in charge even if you do not want to
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9.4
Behave too politely and humbly to please someone
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9.1
Flatter and obey someone in power to get their favor
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8.4
To show loyalty and obey a powerful person
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9.9
To act too obediently to someone in power
1
8.7
To praise or obey someone in power to get their support
To do what someone else wants even if you do not want to
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Submissive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kowtow, as a verb, comes from the same Chinese kòu tóu 'knock head' gesture, and it now means to act very obedient or bow down to someone, as if you were doing that deep gesture to please them.