flatter vs bootlick

flatter and bootlick both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flatter	No	No	Yes	No
bootlick	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bootlick is a hyponym of flatter; that is, bootlick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flatter:

Other hyponyms of flatter include soft-soap, adulate, stroke, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle, brown-nose, butter up.

flatter (verb)	bootlick (verb)
praise somewhat dishonestly	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering