Definitions

ingratiate

[in-grey-shee-eyt] / ɪnˈgreɪ ʃiˌeɪt /

VERB

get on the good side of someone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flatter

STRONG

attract blandish captivate charm crawl grovel kowtow truckle

WEAK

brown-nose get in with hand a line insinuate oneself play up to seek favor

Antonyms

STRONG

offend repel repulse

WEAK

deter disgust

Example Sentences

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Ingratiate yourself with Miss Savine, or get that crack-brained aunt of hers to cure your neuralgia.

From Thurston of Orchard Valley by Dunton, W. Herbert

Ingratiate yourself in her eyes, and you've got, not only an asbestos mine, but a wife of such smartness and enterprise as rarely falls to the lot of a rising young man.'

From What Necessity Knows by Dougall, Lily

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