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Endear
//ɪnˈdɪɚ// verb
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Verb
- 1 To make (something) more precious or valuable. obsolete
- 2 make attractive or lovable wordnet
- 3 To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of. obsolete
- 4 To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate. obsolete
"Salvianus Massiliensis[…]saith, that amongst French-men, to lie and forsweare is no vice but a manner of speach. He that would endeare [translating encherir] this Testimonie, might say, it is now rather deemed a vertue among them."
- 5 To make (someone) dear or precious.
"By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them."
Etymology
From en- + dear.
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