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ingratiate with

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in⋅gra⋅ti⋅ate

  [in-grey-shee-eyt]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, esp. by deliberate effort (usually fol. by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests.
Origin:
1615–25; perh. < L in grātiam into favor, after It ingraziare. See in, grace, -ate 1

Related forms:
in⋅gra⋅ti⋅a⋅tion, noun
in⋅gra⋅ti⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [in-grey-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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Word Origin & History

ingratiate 
1622, from It. ingraziare "to bring (oneself) into favor," from L. in gratiam "for the favor of," from in- "in" + gratia "favor, grace."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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