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Word | Ingratiate |
Afrikaans Meaning | kruip, guns |
gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts / To gain favor. / become popular with / bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them. / to gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like, | |
Usage | ⇒ Sushma easily ingratiate her teachers ⇒ He tried to ingratiate himself into her parents' good graces. ⇒ a social climber who had tried to ingratiate herself with the city gentry ⇒ she is obviously trying to ingratiate herself in the group |
Synonyms | flatter, captivate, fawn, crawl, attract, charm, disarm, fascinate, gratify, insinuate oneself, please, insinuate, backslap, blandish, bootlick, brownnose, coax, control, grovel, ingratiating, |
Antonyms | repel, deter, alienate, antagonize, disgust, estrange, embitter, banter, |
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