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ingratiatory
in·gra·ti·ate I0139900 (ĭn-grā′shē-āt′)tr.v. in·gra·ti·at·ed, in·gra·ti·at·ing, in·gra·ti·ates To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort: She quickly sought to ingratiate herself with the new administration.
[Perhaps from Italian ingraziare, from in grazia, into favor, from Latin in grātiam : in, in; see in-2 + grātiam, accusative of grātia, favor (from grātus, pleasing; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots).]
in·gra′ti·a′tion n.in·gra′ti·a·to′ry (-shē-ə-tôr′ē) adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ingratiatory - pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; "a coaxing and obsequious voice"; "her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable"coaxingpersuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" | | 2. | ingratiatory - calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"insinuating, ingratiatingflattering - showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color" |
ingratiatoryadjectivePurposefully contrived to gain favor:ingratiating, insinuating, saccharine, sugary.IdiomsSeeingratiateingratiatory
Synonyms for ingratiatoryadj purposefully contrived to gain favorSynonyms- ingratiating
- insinuating
- saccharine
- sugary
Synonyms for ingratiatoryadj pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuadeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj calculated to please or gain favorSynonymsRelated Words |