endear
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endear
- /ɪnˈdɪə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ɛnˈdɪə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ɪnˈdɪɚ/ US
- /ɛnˈdɪɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
verb endears · endearing · endeared · indear
- To make (something) more precious or valuable.
- To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of.
- To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate. 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.
- To make (someone) dear or precious. By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them.
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verb to cause to become liked
| Русский | располагать raspolagatʹ, расположить raspoložitʹ |
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Talk about this word "endear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/endear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. endear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/endear "endear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/endear.
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@misc{endear_2026,
title = {endear},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endear},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
