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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
ingratiate .
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Examples
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Joining the cast, and adding some very appealing swagger, is Charlie Cox as Owen Sleater, a raffish Irish opportunist who ingratiates himself into Nucky's household.
Matt's Guide to Weekend TV: Fringe, Doctor Who, Dexter and More 2011
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Sure, this ingratiates your approach to key decision makers.
Edward Muzio: Why You're Not The Golden Child At Work Edward Muzio 2011
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Sure, this ingratiates your approach to key decision makers.
Edward Muzio: Why You're Not The Golden Child At Work Edward Muzio 2011
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I mean at times when Betty ingratiates herself to Archie in such a demeaning way, it's simply unacceptable.
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First, she says her priority is to get the crew home but she stops and ingratiates herself in every situation in the Quadrant.
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So Jamie ingratiates himself with Dr. Knight - but there's only so much he can do.
Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Love and Other Drugs Marshall Fine 2010
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Or is it part of how someone like Blackwell ingratiates himself with far right whites, fitting in like no other black person they know?
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Polls don't show the electorate very bothered by the Wright stuff so far, and now, his image will only improve as he ingratiates himself with the press and Americans who might be open to such a thing.
Hillary's Chief Strategist On Wright: It's Time To "Move On" 2009
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By helping Clinton pay off her outstanding bills, he ingratiates himself with many of her top donors -- giving them a new incentive to raise money on his behalf.
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That's what this campaign cycle needs - more whimsy - and as an added bonus, the decidedly svelt Obama ingratiates himself with the high-cholesterol demographic.
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