ingratiate
verb (used with object)
to establish (oneself or another person) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed bywith ).
ingratiatingly
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a word derived from
ingratiate.
- a word derived from ingratiating.
Example Sentences
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When Senator John McCain visited England in 2006, two years ahead of his failed run for the presidency, he was cheered at Tory conference and ingratiatingly interviewed in the Spectator.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2017
And it also got to hear how ingratiatingly lyrical the middle section can be when fully acoustical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2015
The reason is simple: “Merrily” has an ingratiatingly entertaining score.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 10, 2012
Mr. Szwed’s own interests are as picky and academic as Lomax’s, and as ingratiatingly peculiar.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2011
Smiling ingratiatingly, though, he also eyed her intently, waiting to catch a high sign—a wink, a hand signal—that would indicate her real reasons for coming to Milagro and wanting to grill people.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
