Definition of "kotowed" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of kotow. (verb)

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• "Even their otherwise excellent documentary on soul music was marred by the rather repellent theory that Berry Gordy, the brains behind glorious Motown was an 'Uncle Tom'who kotowed to white people and ignored the burning racial issues of the time."
• "Chou Jui's wife then kotowed and rose to her feet."
• "Yün-nan people, at the time of the dual decease in recent Chinese history, did homage, and kotowed, recognizing him as the new emperor."