endear

[ en-deer ]

/ ɛnˈdɪər /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for: endear / endeared / endearing on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object)

to make dear, esteemed, or beloved: He endeared himself to his friends with his gentle ways.

Obsolete. to make costly.

QUIZ

SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS. "SHOULD" CHALLENGE?

Should you take this quiz on “shall” versus “should”? It should prove to be a quick challenge!

Question 1 of 6

Which form is used to state an obligation or duty someone has?

shall

should

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of endear

First recorded in 1570–80; en-¹ + dear¹

OTHER WORDS FROM endear

un·en·deared, adjective

Words nearby endear

end bud, end bulb, endcap, end-consumer, end-diastolic volume, endear, endearing, endearment, endeavor, endeavors, endeavour

How to use endear in a sentence

It’s what has endeared him to fans in his second full season with the Mavericks.
Dallas Needed A Spark Off The Bench. Tim Hardaway Jr. Has Been A Whole Generator.|Dorothy J. Gentry|May 28, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Written and produced by Tank, the song samples Kate Bush’s “This Woman’s Work,” and showcases an intense vulnerability that has endeared him to audiences for over a decade.
August 08 Crafts The Perfect Playlist For Listeners Not Afraid To Tap Into Their Soft Side|Brande Victorian|May 21, 2021|Essence.com
That might seem insignificant, but in this world, it says a lot about her and why people were endeared to her.
Deaths Among America's Homeless Are Soaring in the Pandemic. A Photographer Captures A Community In Crisis|Paul Moakley|April 3, 2021|Time
Ultimately, the sides met in the middle after all, further endearing both men to the Mets community as having kept the promise implied when Cohen swung the deal for Lindor in the first place.
Mets and Francisco Lindor agree to 10-year extension worth $341 million|Chelsea Janes|April 1, 2021|Washington Post

Like Quinn’s other romances, it’s witty and lush, endearing the reader to this close-knit, imperfect family.
How ‘Bridgerton’ flipped the script on ‘The Duke and I’|Vanessa Riley|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
Once discovered, this maneuver did not endear the councilors to their constituents.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Somehow, this did not endear Lonegan to voters, and Booker officially entered the Senate on Oct. 31st.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy|Olivia Nuzzi|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her modest celebrity and Manhattan snobberies alternately isolate and endear her to the locals.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Jan. 27, 2014|Thomas Flynn|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If he wants to endear himself to the Republican rank and file out in the heartland, he should change his tune on Obama fast.
Why the GOP Doesn’t Love Chris Christie|David Freedlander|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These views will undoubtedly endear Perry to the Tea Party faithful.
Perry’s Entitlement Problem|Andrew Romano|August 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There was nothing brilliant in her character, but she possessed every quality to endear her to all by whom she was known.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Such a relaxation would greatly endear His Majesty to his subjects.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
She is uncompromisingly Anglo-Saxon and lacks that pliability which would endear her to the children of another race.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2|Various
Moreover, his supercilious manners had not helped to endear him since his arrival.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
Yet though they had become, in a sense, intimate, he made on her none of those demands which endear a man to a woman.
Studies in love and in terror|Marie Belloc Lowndes

British Dictionary definitions for endear

endear

/ (ɪnˈdɪə) /

verb

(tr) to cause to be beloved or esteemed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

endear

Origin of endear

OTHER WORDS FROM endear

Words nearby endear

Words related to endear

How to use endear in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for endear