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ingratiate

[in-grey-shee-eyt]

verb (used with object)

ingratiated, ingratiating 
  1. to establish (oneself or another person) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed bywith ).

    He ingratiated himself with all the guests.

    She ingratiated her colleagues with her well-researched project proposal.



ingratiate

/ ɪˈɡɪʃɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to place (oneself) purposely in the favour (of another)

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ingratiation noun
  • ingratiatory adjective
  • ˈپˌپԲ adjective
  • ˌپˈپDz noun
  • ˈپˌپԲly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ingratiate1

First recorded in 1615–25; perhaps from Latin in پm “into favor,” after Italian ingraziare; in, grace, -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ingratiate1

C17: from Latin, from in- ² + پ grace, favour
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His efforts to ingratiate himself with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have brought the war no closer to an end.

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Separately, Mr Hampshire also reflected on his worries about people trying to ingratiate themselves with Andrew "in order to make excessive money out the Duke or their association with him".

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Sir Keir, like Emmanuel Macron before him, had sought to ingratiate himself with the wildly unpredictable American president, convinced that was the pragmatic course of action.

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But while individuals may flatter him and ingratiate themselves, the market doesn’t.

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The agreement to settle comes as Zuckerberg has made clear efforts to ingratiate himself with the Trump administration.

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