ingratiate

in·gra·ti·ate  (n-grsh-t)

tr.v. in·gra·ti·at·ed, in·gra·ti·at·ing, in·gra·ti·ates

To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort: She quickly sought to ingratiate herself with the new administration.

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[Perhaps from Italian ingraziare, from in grazia, into favor, from Latin in grtiam : in, in; see in-² + grtiam, accusative of grtia, favor (from grtus, pleasing; see g^wer-² in Indo-European roots).]

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in·grati·ation n.

in·grati·a·tory (-sh--tôr, -tr) adj.

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ingratiate [ɪnˈgreɪʃɪˌeɪt]

vb

(tr; often foll by with) to place (oneself) purposely in the favour (of another)

[from Latin, from in-² + grātia grace, favour]

ingratiating , ingratiatory adj

ingratiatingly  adv

ingratiation  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

ingratiate - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts keep in line, control, manipulate - control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" cotton up, cozy up, shine up, sidle up, suck up, play up - ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"

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ingratiate

verb

ingratiate yourself with someone get on the right side of, court, win over, flatter, pander to, crawl to, play up to, get in with, suck up to (informal), curry favour with, grovel to, keep someone sweet, kiss someone's ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), lick someone's boots, fawn to, toady to, lick someone's arse (taboo slang), seek someone's favour, brown-nose to (taboo slang), rub someone up the right way (informal), be a yes man to, insinuate yourself with Many politicians are trying to ingratiate themselves with her.

Translations

ingratiate [ɪnˈgreɪʃɪeɪt] VT to ingratiate o.s. with sb → congraciarse con algn

ingratiate [ɪnˈgreɪʃieɪt] vt
to ingratiate o.s. with sb → s'insinuer dans les bonnes grâces de qn, se faire bien voir de qn

ingratiate

vr to ingratiate oneself with somebody → sich bei jdm einschmeicheln

ingratiate [ɪnˈgreɪʃɪˌeɪt] vt to ingratiate o.s. with sb → ingraziarsi qn

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ingratiate [ɪnˈgreɪʃɪˌeɪt] vt to ingratiate o.s. with sb → ingraziarsi qn