ingratiate

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #52017

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To make yourself liked by someone, often through flattery or trying too hard to please.

He tried to ingratiate himself with the new manager by praising her every idea.

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Forms ingratiatedingratiates

Derived forms ingratiatoringratiatoryreingratiate

Related forms ingratiatingingratiation

Etymology

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

ingraziare Italian *ingratiatus la-med in grātiam Latin

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# ingratiate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt
**Frequency rank:** 52017

## Meanings
1. To make yourself liked by someone, often through flattery or trying too hard to please.

## Examples
- He tried to ingratiate himself with the new manager by praising her every idea.

## Derived Forms
- ingratiator
- ingratiatory
- reingratiate

## Related Forms
- ingratiating
- ingratiation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ingraziare
- Root: *ingratiatus
- Root: in grātiam

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

## AI Etymology
Ingratiate is first attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”). Important recorded forms include ingraziare (Italian), *ingratiatus (la-med), and in grātiam (Latin). Current senses include to make yourself liked by someone, often through flattery or trying too hard to please. The wider family includes derived forms such as ingratiator, ingratiatory, and reingratiate and related words such as ingratiating and ingratiation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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