ingratiate

tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort: She quickly sought to ingratiate herself with the new administration.

[Perhaps from Italian ingraziare, from in grazia, into favor, from Latin in grātiam : in, in; see in-² + grātiam, accusative of grātia, favor (from grātus, pleasing).]

ingratiation in·gra'ti·a'tion n.
ingratiatory in·gra'ti·a·to'ry (-shē-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

v

Definition: get on the good side of someone
Antonyms: deter, disgust, repel

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IN BRIEF: To win confidence or good graces for oneself.

[Politicians] ...appeal to people’s prejudices and passions, they incite their expectations by making reckless promises, they endeavor to ingratiate themselves with the electorate in every possible way. — Irving Kristol, U.S. editor, educator.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indynde, indsmigre

Nederlands (Dutch)
bemind maken, dankbaar maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - s'insinuer dans les bonnes grâces de qn, se faire bien voir (de qn)

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich einschmeicheln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γίνομαι αρεστός, κερδίζω την εύνοια ή την ευγνωμοσύνη

Italiano (Italian)
ingraziare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - agradar

Русский (Russian)
снискать расположение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - congraciarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ställa sig in

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使迎合, 使讨好

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使迎合, 使討好

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 환심을 사다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 機嫌を取る, 取り入る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفوز بالحظوة عند شخص معين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התחנף, התרפס‬

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