ingratiate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ingratiate*:
VERB	emotion	ingratiate	gain favor / favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

ingratiate > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnggrey'shiyey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *ingratiate*: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaning	gain favor / favor with somebody by deliberate efforts.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Narrower	cozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, sidle up, suck up	ingratiate oneself to
Broader	manipulate, keep in line, control	Control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
Spanish	congraciarse
Adjectives	ingratiatory	calculated to please or gain favor / favor

HyperDic: ingratiate