ingratiate
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ingratiate
- /ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/
Rhymes with -eɪʃieɪt
Where it comes from
First attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”).
verb ingratiates · ingratiating · ingratiated
- To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in. [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.
- To recommend; to render easy or agreeable. What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?
Translations
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verb get someone's favor, especially through flattery
| Español | congraciarse |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 満たす mitasu, 機嫌を取る kigen wo toru |
| 中文 | 討好 /讨好 tǎohǎo, 奉承 fèngchéng |
| Français | se faire aimer |
| Deutsch | einschmeicheln, sich beliebt machen, beliebt machen, schleimen |
| Русский | сниска́ть расположе́ние sniskátʹ raspoložénije, втираться в дове́рие vtiratʹsja v dovérije, заискивать zaiskivatʹ |
| العربية | تَمَلَّقَ tamallaqa |
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