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   ingratiate

   /ɪnˈɡreɪʃɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them: "a sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin in gratiam ‘into favour’, on the pattern of obsolete Italian ingratiare, earlier form of ingraziare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ingratiation noun

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