verb (used with object), in·gra·ti·at·ed, in·gra·ti·at·ing.
to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests.
Origin: 1615–25; perhaps < Latin in grātiam into favor, after Italian ingraziare.See in, grace, -ate1
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.