endear C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ɪnˈdɪr/ UK /ɪnˈdɪə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make beloved or cause to be liked Her warmth quickly endeared her to the whole neighborhood. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make beloved or cause to... ingratiatecharmattachcommend ↔ Opposites alienateestrangerepel Word family Derived forms endearmentendearingendearingly Related forms deardearness Etymology AI details From en- ('to make') + dear (from Old English dēore 'precious, beloved'), formed in English to mean 'make dear or beloved'. dēore Old English *diurjaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # endear **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdɪr/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdɪə/ ## Meanings 1. to make beloved or cause to be liked ## Examples - Her warmth quickly endeared her to the whole neighborhood. ## Synonyms - ingratiate - charm - attach - commend ## Antonyms - alienate - estrange - repel ## Derived Forms - endearment - endearing - endearingly ## Related Forms - dear - dearness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dēore - Root: *diurjaz ## Etymology From en- ('to make') + dear (from Old English dēore 'precious, beloved'), formed in English to mean 'make dear or beloved'. ## AI Etymology Endear comes from en- ('to make') + dear (from Old English dēore 'precious, beloved'), formed in English to mean 'make dear or beloved'. The etymological trail includes Old English dēore and Proto-Germanic *diurjaz. As a verb, endear means to make beloved or cause to be liked. The same family is visible in derived forms such as endearment, endearing, and endearingly and related forms such as dear and dearness. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown