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endear

[en-deer]

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verb (used with object)

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

Obsolete. to make costly.

Origin:
1570–80; en-¹ + dear

Related forms

un·en·deared, adjective

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Example Sentences

Then, as all films that fail to endear themselves to critics and vast crowds, it was shoved aside by a new crop of movies.

Outside of graduate school, they didn't work to create a likable professionalism that would endear them to people in other fields.

His views don't endear him widely, but they are worth reading nonetheless.

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Then, as all films that fail to endear themselves to critics and vast crowds, it was shoved aside by a new crop of movies.

Outside of graduate school, they didn't work to create a likable professionalism that would endear them to people in other fields.

His views don't endear him widely, but they are worth reading nonetheless.

Unfortunately, that didn't endear them to many of our guests.

While she puts forth little to no effort to endear herself to the boy, she also seems to be someone dealing with loneliness.

His unique appearance and his willingness to appear in unconventional roles are the kind of things that endear him to filmmakers.

Contextual witticisms can endear you to the committee if they are followed by an honest answer.

Neither is likely to endear him to the high command.

What intense compositorial needs to amuse and endear.

The million euros he spent fortifying his villa did not endear him to taxpayers.

His unabashed expression of emotion and quirky sense of humor endear him to teachers, therapists and relatives.

Such painful observations did not endear him to the governments of the subcontinent.

It goes without saying, perhaps, that the film will not endear itself to the pro-conservation contingent.

But leaning too far in that direction would hardly endear him to women at home.

The goal is to use the club to endear people to the brand and to provide opportunities for them to try products.

She didn't endear herself to anyone by being two hours late to her opening-night party.

And your spouse can do a lot of things in that time to endear huself to potential departments.

But not every step that the city takes is designed to endear it to the tech community.

Zoos do inspire children to make a difference and they certainly endear young people to wildlife.

Then, to really endear himself to everybody, he packaged them up and sent them back to the offices whence they came.

It may not endear you so much to other places in the country.

He thinks the potential for raising revenue should endear it to the left regardless.

He is abjectly anxious to be liked, while doing nothing to endear himself to anyone.

There are loads of ways to endear yourself to your colleagues without ponying up for statistically worthless lottery tickets.

Making a habit of this certainly won't endear you to the airlines.

Winfrey's struggle with yo-yo dieting seems to endear her to her fans, who tend to empathize with her plight.

And her progressive personal values will not endear her to the hard right.

Méheut's measures did not immediately endear him to employees.

Foreman knows do not endear him to traditional theatergoers.

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World English Dictionary

endear (ɪnˈdɪə)

—vb
	(tr) to cause to be beloved or esteemed

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Word Origin & History

endear

1580s, from en- "make, put in" + dear. Related: Endeared; endearing.

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