Most of the listed words imply some insincerity, or at least mixed motives, with the possible exception of . Roughly, the nuances are as follows:
{}{}: Praising someone to make them feel better (despite their poor showing)
> "Honey, that's a fantastic drawing, I don't care if it got a C-".
{}: Praising someone to egg them on:
> You're doing a great job with the vaccuming; keep it up! (Just don't come into the kitchen to "help").
{}{}: To follow someone around and be a yes-man. Phillip Seymour Hoffman does a lot of this in The Big Lebowski.
{}{}{}{}: (lit. "beautiful elegant phrases"). Ornate, elaborate praise designed for flattery. Could be sincere. Note that this is a noun, not a verb.
The following are all similar, and mean to butter someone up:
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