Go over there, meet my grandparents, and ingratiate yourself.
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Ingratiate
//ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt//
Synonyms for "ingratiate" (1 found)
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26 translations across 15 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَمَلَّقَ verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Bulgarian
2 entries- подмазвам се verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- подмилквам се verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 奉承 verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- 討好 /讨好 verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Czech
3 entries- vetřít se do přízně verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- vlichotit se verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- získat si přízeň verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Dutch
2 entries- bemind maken verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- in het gevlij komen verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Finnish
1 entries- mielistellä verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
French
1 entries- se faire aimer verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
German
3 entries- beliebt machen verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- einschmeicheln verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- sich beliebt machen verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Japanese
2 entries- 機嫌を取る verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- 満たす verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Latin
1 entries- grātiam inīre ab verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Māori
1 entries- whakaporepore verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Norwegian
2 entries- innynde seg verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- smiske verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Russian
3 entries- втираться в дове́рие verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- заискивать verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
- сниска́ть расположе́ние verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Spanish
1 entries- congraciarse verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Swedish
1 entries- ställa sig in verb (get someone's favor, especially through flattery)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The Kaiser, by gifts of roses, has been trying to ingratiate himself with the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, whose country he has invaded in defiance of treaty obligations.
Source: tatoeba (11932317)
He was a sycophant, always trying to ingratiate himself with the wealthy.
Source: tatoeba (12421449)
[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.
Source: wiktionary
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