- (to) ingratiate
- (to) ingratiate /ɪnˈgreɪʃɪeɪt/
v. t.ingraziare, ingraziarsi; accattivarsi● to ingratiate oneself with sb., ingraziarsi q.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
(to) ingratiate
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ingratiate — a 17c Latinate loanword, is now normally used reflexively (with oneself etc.) in the meaning ‘to render oneself agreeable to someone, to bring oneself into favour with someone’: • The child glared at me so fiercely that I tried to ingratiate… … Modern English usage
Ingratiate Oneself — Album par Faye Wong Sortie décembre 1994 Enregistrement Hong Kong Genre C pop Label Cinepoly … Wikipédia en Français
Ingratiate — In*gra ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingratiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingratiating}.] [Pref. in in + L. gratia. See {Grace}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; used reflexively, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingratiate — ► VERB (ingratiate oneself) ▪ bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them. DERIVATIVES ingratiating adjective ingratiation noun. ORIGIN from Latin in gratiam into favour … English terms dictionary
ingratiate yourself with someone — showing disapproval phrase to try to get someone’s approval by doing or saying things that will please them Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress someonesynonym Main entry: ingratiate … Useful english dictionary
Ingratiate — In*gra ti*ate, v. i. To gain favor. [R.] Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingratiate — index propitiate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ingratiate oneself — index pander Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ingratiate — (v.) 1620s, possibly via 16c. Italian ingraziarsi to bring (oneself) into favor, from L. in gratiam for the favor of, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + gratia favor, grace (see GRACE (Cf. grace)) … Etymology dictionary
ingratiate — oneself … Thesaurus of popular words
ingratiate — [v] get on the good side of someone attract, blandish, brownnose*, captivate, charm, crawl, flatter, get in with*, grovel, hand a line*, insinuate oneself, kowtow*, play up to*, seek favor, truckle; concepts 7,22,68 Ant. deter, disgust, repel … New thesaurus
