ingratiate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.

   [H]e considered this offering an homage to his merits, and an attempt on the part of the heiress to ingratiate herself into his priceless affections.

2. 2
   verb

   To recommend; to render easy or agreeable.

   What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?

3. 3
   verb

   gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

Etymology

First attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”).