endear
Use Endear in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved: He endeared himself to his friends with his gentle ways.
2.
Obsolete. to make costly.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to cause to be beloved or esteemed | |
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Example sentences
Particularly when the joke is on you, you will endear your audiences to your cause when you reveal your own vulnerability.
Any sound or bark that might endear them is replaced by an eerie, silent swim.
His unabashed expression of emotion and quirky sense of humor endear him to teachers, therapists and relatives.
Neither is likely to endear him to the high command.
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