as in to appease
often disapproving
to gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like
She has tried to ingratiate herself with voters by promising a tax cut.
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Recent Examples of ingratiate
The Wittmers are adventurous, good-natured, and eager to ingratiate themselves with their hosts.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
And her penchant of baking helped ingratiate her to the Chiefs team.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And at every turn — whether ingratiating themselves with a young police officer (Naomi Ackie) or going toe-to-toe with an ambitious real estate developer (David Tenant) — these retirees use their age to their advantage.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
The move to get out in front of the redistricting battle allows Cornyn to ingratiate himself with the state’s deeply conservative base, who have distanced themselves from the incumbent senator in his uphill primary battle against Paxton.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 10 Aug. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
And her penchant of baking helped ingratiate her to the Chiefs team.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And at every turn — whether ingratiating themselves with a young police officer (Naomi Ackie) or going toe-to-toe with an ambitious real estate developer (David Tenant) — these retirees use their age to their advantage.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
The move to get out in front of the redistricting battle allows Cornyn to ingratiate himself with the state’s deeply conservative base, who have distanced themselves from the incumbent senator in his uphill primary battle against Paxton.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingratiate
Verb
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Spin-Off and Beyond Holliday’s popularity was so immense (and to potentially appease Linda Lavin), CBS gave her a spinoff, Flo, which ran for two seasons (1980–81) and earned her another Golden Globe nomination.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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What we’ve been taught to call intimacy—caretaking, appeasing, overfunctioning—is just codependency.—
Vanessa Bennett,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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Dear God please comfort his family.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dozens of family, friends and coworkers gathered for a vigil outside of Broadbelt’s Miami Gardens home to celebrate her life and comfort each other with food and prayer.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tebow, a new mother, said there are no words to console anyone in this situation.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Gerard Powers consoles his 10-year-old stepson who is lying on the couch on board a cruise ship.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Ingratiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingratiate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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