Endear

His maverick attitude toward generally-accepted best practices didn't endear him to his superiors.

The ancient Jews' hatred of idolatry did not endear them to the surrounding pagan empires.

Are projections of the global population that would plateau then decrease correct? How would such impact the expansionist philosophy? Would humanity endear sustainability?

His Jewishness doesn't exactly help to endear him to the right, either, especially when it's not the kind of Jewishness they accept.

He, too, was an attractive boy, and in spite of his pride possessed a warm, affectionate heart and sterling qualities, likely to endear him to those who could read and understand him.

It is difficult for up-and-coming actors to endear themselves to audiences by playing leading roles.

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.

By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them.