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ingratiate(dictionary)

ingratiate (iou)



ingratiate verb. E17.
[from Latin in gratiam into favour + -ATE3, after Italian ingratiare, ingraziare.]
verb refl. Get oneself into favour; gain grace or favour (with); make oneself agreeable (to). E17.
D. H. Lawrence He never ingratiated himself anywhere,..but kept to himself. M. M. Kaye Courtiers who had once flattered and fawned on him hastened to ingratiate themselves with the new power behind the throne.
verb trans. Bring (a person or thing) into favour (with someone); make (a person or thing) agreeable (to). M17-M18.
verb intrans. Gain grace or favour (with). M17.
A. Storr 'Good' behaviour designed to placate and to ingratiate.
ingratiating adjective that ingratiates, intended to gain grace or favour M17.
ingratiatingly adverb L19.
ingrati'ation noun E19.
ingratiatory adjective tending to ingratiate, ingratiating M19.