ingratiate
verb
in·gra·ti·ate
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ingratiated;
ingratiating
Definition of ingratiate
: to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
—usually used with with ingratiate themselves with the community leaders— William Attwood
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Other Words from ingratiate
ingratiation
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noun
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noun
ingratiatory
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of ingratiate in a Sentence
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The real Eli Cohen spent four extremely productive years in the Syrian capital of Damascus, and each episode of The Spy leaps ahead in time as Kamel ingratiates himself further into the upper echelons of Syrian political and military society. — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, "Sacha Baron Cohen puts his subterfuge skills to good use in Netflix's The Spy," 5 Sep. 2019 Since arriving on campus, Wilson has shown an eagerness to ingratiate himself with his new teammates and a work ethic that has impressed those around the program. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, "Can grad transfer Jay Jay Wilson give Auburn versatility it has lacked at H-back?," 17 Aug. 2019 Renewal arrived in the person of Charles Monteith, a reserved, ingratiating Ulsterman and—yes—a fellow of All Souls, who had been injured in the war. — Jonathan Galassi, The New Yorker, "The Unlikely History of Faber & Faber," 23 July 2019 These include negotiating with boards, ingratiating oneself and the ensemble to donors, and talking with reporters. — Maya Chung, The New York Review of Books, "When Women Take the Baton," 26 Mar. 2019 Though Centri’s plans are still aspirational, the company is ingratiating itself with city leaders. — oregonlive.com, "Political ties may yield taxpayer boost for private housing developers in Portland," 30 July 2019 No one admits that booking events there is an effort to ingratiate themselves with the president, but the look is at best unseemly. — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, "Border Patrol Foundation moved its 2018 fundraiser to Trump’s hotel," 19 July 2019 Scenes like those from Thursday night certainly won’t ingratiate Allen with his new team or its fans. — Chuck Schilken, latimes.com, "Grayson Allen ejected after two flagrant fouls — but at least he didn’t trip anyone," 12 July 2019 Piers Morgan’s objections to Megan Rapinoe’s striking a pose after scoring against France can probably be written off as a transparent attempt to ingratiate himself with President Trump. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "With No Argument on Substance, Critics Take Aim at U.S.’s Style," 6 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ingratiate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ingratiate
ingratiate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of ingratiate
often disapproving
: to gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like
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ingratiate
verb
in·gra·ti·ate
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ingratiated;
ingratiating
Kids Definition of ingratiate
: to gain favor for by effort
He ingratiates himself with teachers by being helpful.
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