ingratiate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in. reflexive
    — [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. To recommend; to render easy or agreeable. with-to
    — What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?

词形变化

ingratiates present,singular,third-person ingratiating participle,present ingratiated participle,past ingratiated past

词汇关系

衍生词
ingratiator ingratiatory reingratiate
相关词
ingratiating ingratiation

词源

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