Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sycophant
Participle: sycophanted
Gerund: sycophanting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sycophant |
| you | sycophant |
| he;she;it | sycophants |
| we | sycophant |
| you | sycophant |
| they | sycophant |
Perfect
| I | have sycophanted |
| you | have sycophanted |
| he;she;it | has sycophanted |
| we | have sycophanted |
| you | have sycophanted |
| they | have sycophanted |
Past
| I | sycophanted |
| you | sycophanted |
| he;she;it | sycophanted |
| we | sycophanted |
| you | sycophanted |
| they | sycophanted |
Pluperfect
| I | had sycophanted |
| you | had sycophanted |
| he;she;it | had sycophanted |
| we | had sycophanted |
| you | had sycophanted |
| they | had sycophanted |
Future
| I | will sycophant |
| you | will sycophant |
| he;she;it | will sycophant |
| we | will sycophant |
| you | will sycophant |
| they | will sycophant |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sycophanted |
| you | will have sycophanted |
| he;she;it | will have sycophanted |
| we | will have sycophanted |
| you | will have sycophanted |
| they | will have sycophanted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sycophant |
| you | sycophant |
| he;she;it | sycophant |
| we | sycophant |
| you | sycophant |
| they | sycophant |
Perfect
| I | have sycophanted |
| you | have sycophanted |
| he;she;it | have sycophanted |
| we | have sycophanted |
| you | have sycophanted |
| they | have sycophanted |
Imperfect
| I | sycophanted |
| you | sycophanted |
| he;she;it | sycophanted |
| we | sycophanted |
| you | sycophanted |
| they | sycophanted |
Pluperfect
| I | had sycophanted |
| you | had sycophanted |
| he;she;it | had sycophanted |
| we | had sycophanted |
| you | had sycophanted |
| they | had sycophanted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sycophant |
| you | would sycophant |
| he;she;it | would sycophant |
| we | would sycophant |
| you | would sycophant |
| they | would sycophant |
Perfect
| I | would have sycophanted |
| you | would have sycophanted |
| he;she;it | would have sycophanted |
| we | would have sycophanted |
| you | would have sycophanted |
| they | would have sycophanted |
Imperative
| you | sycophant |
| we | Let's sycophant |
| you | sycophant |
Verbs conjugated like 'sycophant'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sycophant'
sycophantise,
sycophantize,
chant,
copart,
cophin,
enchant,
faceplant,
inchant,
scant,
scoat,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. First attested in 1537. From Latin sȳcophanta (“informer, trickster”), from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs), itself from σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to show, demonstrate”). The gesture of "showing the fig" was a vulgar one, which was made by sticking the thumb between two fingers, a display which vaguely resembles a fig, which is itself symbolic of a σῦκον (sûkon), which also meant vulva. The story behind this etymology is that politicians in ancient Greece steered clear of displaying that vulgar gesture, but secretly urged their followers to taunt their opponents by using it.
2. Cognate with Italian sicofante, Spanish sicofanta.
Verbs referencing "sycophant"
English
fig.
Sample Sentences
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As therefore he began in the title, so in the next leaf he makes it his first business to tamper with his reader by sycophanting and misnaming the work of his adversary. [1642, John Milton, Apology for Smectymnuus:]