ingratiate

Meaning

1. (reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.
2. (with-to) To recommend; to render easy or agreeable.

Synonyms

wheedle

satisfy

insinuate

fulfill

endear

engineer

fawn

finagle

flatter

gratify

manipulate

suck up

wangle

cozy up

court favor

adulate

court favour

cajole

coax

elbow

Translations

congraciarse

einschmeicheln

sevdirmek

ingraziarsi

sich beliebt machen{vr}

γαλίφης

boucher

combler

contenter

remplir

satisfaire

pourvoir à

se faire aimer

grātiam inīre ab

bemind maken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/

Etymology

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