kowtowed
past simple and past participle ofkowtow
kowtow
verb[I]
disapprovinguk/ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/us/ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/to show too muchrespectto someone inauthority, always doing what you are told andchangingwhat you do inordertopleasethem
Showing respect and admiration
- admiration
- admire
- admiring
- admiringly
- approving
- approvingly
- freedom
- fulsomely
- fulsomeness
- glorify
- hallow
- homage
- payyourrespectsidiom
- putsomeoneon a pedestalidiom
- respectful
- respectfully
- retire
- retire a numberidiom
- revere
- reverence
Examplesofkowtowed
kowtowed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
No one looked like they'd beenkowtowedinto it by some executive.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Police officials, military men, businessmen, politicians, bureaucrats and other prominent figures like judgeskowtowedto him.
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