Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To establish in the confidence, favor, or good graces of another; make agreeable or acceptable: used reflexively, and followed by with.
- To introduce by exciting gratitude or good will; insinuate or recommend by acceptable conduct or sentiments: absolute or with into.
- To recommend.
- To bring into a state of grace.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by
with before the person whose favor is sought. - transitive verb obsolete To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; -- followed by
to . - intransitive verb rare To gain favor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb reflexive to bring oneself into
favour with someone byflattering or trying toplease them.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It's doubtful that Spenser or Milton thought that this audience would consist of readers for whom they needed to slavishly "ingratiate" themselves in advance.
Art and Culture 2010
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Yehuda has put his finger on the key word: "ingratiate".
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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- CNNVINA GUPTAThe frontrunner for the Democrats in the 2008 presidential election, Hillary Clinton, has been hit by a legal dispute in which one of her fundraisers is accused of trying to "ingratiate" himself with powerful friends at the expense of his company.
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"ingratiate" himself with high-ranking people in the Government of
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Now we must invade people's homes and ingratiate ourselves with them.
Charles M. Firestone: Egypt: The King's Speech Where Everyone Is King Charles M. Firestone 2011
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"They wish there were guidelines for dealing with photographers who ingratiate themselves with celebrities by creating the most polished of shots."
Supermodel Erin O'Connor slams fashion world for lying to women 2011
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And the whole bunch of folks you imitate as well as most of the folk you ingratiate yourself with, are missing, male as well as female.
TOC: The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF edited by Mike Ashley 2009
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They also bend their knees to ingratiate themselves to the people who hate Israel.
Matthew Yglesias » Foxman: Mitchell is “Fair” and I’m Unhappy About It 2009
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Now we must invade people's homes and ingratiate ourselves with them.
Charles M. Firestone: Egypt: The King's Speech Where Everyone Is King Charles M. Firestone 2011
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Now we must invade people's homes and ingratiate ourselves with them.
Charles M. Firestone: Egypt: The King's Speech Where Everyone Is King Charles M. Firestone 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word ingratiate
victory went to those doctors best able to ingratiate themselves with key players in the leadership
September 14, 2010
mohitanand commented on the word ingratiate
gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
Even though Tom didn't like his new boss, he decided to ingratiate himself to her in order to advance his career.
October 19, 2016