admire vs flatter

admire

verb
  • To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.) 

  • To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence. 

  • To regard with wonder and delight. 

  • To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem. 

flatter

verb
  • To encourage or cheer someone with (usually false) hope. 

  • To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour. 

  • To enhance someone's vanity by praising them. 

  • To portray someone to advantage. 

noun
  • Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener. 

  • Someone who lives in a rented flat. 

  • A type of set tool used by blacksmiths. 

  • A flat-faced fulling hammer. 

  • A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs. 

How often have the words admire and flatter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )