ingratiates

[in-grey-shee-eyt]

in·gra·ti·ate

[in-grey-shee-eyt]
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

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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