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

Verb

[-ating, -ated] to act in order to bring (oneself) into favour (with someone) [Latin in- in + gratia favour]

ingratiating adj

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, lick someone's boots, fawn to, toady to, seek someone's favour, rub someone up the right way (informal) be a yes man to, insinuate yourself with

Translations

ingratiate [ɪnˈgreɪʃɪeɪt] vt to ingratiate o.s. with → congraciarse con

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

ingratiate [ɪnˈgreɪʃɪeɪt] vt to ingratiate o.s. with sb → sich bei jdm einschmeicheln

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