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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 by with ):

    He ingratiated himself with all the guests.

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



ingratiate

/ ɪˈɡɪʃɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. troften foll bywith to place (oneself) purposely in the favour (of another)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپˌپԲ, adjective
  • ˌپˈپDz, noun
  • ˈپˌپԲly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··پ··پDz [in-grey-shee-, ey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ··پ··ٴ· [in-, grey, -shee-, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
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yvlog 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ingratiate1

C17: from Latin, from in- ² + پ grace, favour
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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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Instead, he’s taken a different route to ingratiate himself to the watchful eyes of voters, pulling practical jokes and fascinating hijinks similar to his Instagram livestream at different premieres.

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