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/ɪŋgrˈeɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Ingratiate v. t. (past & past part. ingratiated; pres. part. ingratiating)

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. "Lysimachus... ingratiated himself both with Philip and his pupil."

To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; followed by to. (Obs.) "What difficulty would it (the love of Christ) not ingratiate to us?"

Ingratiate v. i. To gain favor. (R.)

adjective

ingratiating adj.

Capable of winning favor; as, with open arms and an ingratiating smile.

Calculated to please or gain favor; as, an unctuous, ingratiating manner.

Synonyms: ingratiatory.

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"Ingratiating" Quotes from Famous Books

... Scatters, and he was a most entertaining and ingratiating man. It was evident that he had some important business with Isaac Jackson, but that it was mysterious was shown by the guarded way in which he occasionally hinted at it as he tapped the valise ...

— The heart of happy hollow - A collection of stories • Paul Laurence Dunbar

... Miss Arthur to leave Oakley, Celine must remain. To that end she must contrive to fall out with the spinster, and "fall in" with Madame Cora. If that lady could not be beguiled into retaining her at Oakley, she must resort to a more hazardous scheme. She had already taken a step toward ingratiating herself with Mrs. Arthur, and with tolerable success. She was maturing her plans and waiting for an opportunity to put ...

— Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter • Lawrence L. Lynch

... whole conversation by accident, whilst waiting for his companions, and very judiciously furnished the groans, as he did also upon the second night, on both occasions for his own amusement. His motives for ingratiating himself through means of the box, with Sarah and Hanlon, are already known to the reader, and require no further ...

— The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine • William Carleton

... These preparations, the ingratiating manners of the Marchese, the sedulous attentions of the Abbate, the appearance of the brothers Ricardi on the scene, were arousing his suspicions. Was it not possible that Lorenzi might be a party to the intrigue? Or ...

— Casanova's Homecoming • Arthur Schnitzler

... treats merely of superficial objects, and shews no philosophical investigation of character and manners, such as Johnson has exhibited in his masterly Journey, over part of the same ground; and who it should seem from a desire of ingratiating himself with the Scotch, has flattered the people of North-Britain so inordinately and with so little discrimination, that the judicious and candid amongst them must be disgusted, while they value more the plain, just, yet kindly ...

— The Life Of Johnson, Volume 3 of 6 • Boswell

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