Ingratiate

//ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 2
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts wordnet
  3. 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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