(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with or to be unfairly partial to someone.

(bound form) to flatter or praise insincerely; commonly used in literary words like 阿谀 ē​yú or 谄谀 chǎn​yú

to flatter; to fawn over; to try to please someone for personal gain

(literary) to please; to fawn upon; to curry favor with