🙏kowtow

verb
/ˌkaʊˈtaʊ/

Meaning

To act in an excessively subservient or obedient manner.

Example Sentences

He refused to kowtow to the unreasonable demands.

Synonyms

bow, submit, yield, obey, grovel

Antonyms

resist, defy, oppose

Collocations

kowtow to authority, kowtow to demands, kowtow attitude

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