HyperDic: ingratiate

English > 1 sense of the word ingratiate:
VERBemotioningratiategain favor / favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
ingratiate > pronunciation
Soundsihnggrey'shiyey.t
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...
English > ingratiate: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaninggain favor / favor with somebody by deliberate efforts.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Narrowercozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, sidle up, suck upingratiate oneself to
Broadermanipulate, keep in line, controlControl (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
Spanishcongraciarse
Adjectivesingratiatorycalculated to please or gain favor / favor

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