The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ingratiate \In*gra"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingratiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ingratiating.] [Pref. in- in + L. gratia. See Grace.]
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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.
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To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; -- followed by to. [Obs.]
--Dr. J. Scott.What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?
--Hammond.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: ingratiate)
Usage examples of "ingratiated".
Bill ingratiated, never missing an opportunity to brownnose, struggling to keep up with Caine.
Bill ingratiated, craw-fishing on crutches and foot toward the unoccupied side of the room.
He had ingratiated himself with the old man in a quite disgusting fashionI think he already had ideas about the willand it occurred to him that bringing Finzi the picture would be just the sort of display of loyalty that would finally secure him his place in the list of beneficiaries.
He assumed, instead, that the young lady was a former student of his, or a former undergraduate-and that, having recognized him, she had ingratiated herself out of the common, feminine love for scandal It was, of course, scandalous for him to be dining at the Club Egret.