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Ingratiate
//ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt// verb
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Verb
- 1 To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in. reflexive
"[H]e considered this offering an homage to his merits, and an attempt on the part of the heiress to ingratiate herself into his priceless affections."
- 2 gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts wordnet
- 3 To recommend; to render easy or agreeable. with-to
"What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?"
Etymology
First attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”).
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