Definition of Ingratiate
In`gra´ti`ate
v. t.
1.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Ingratiated
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Ingratiating
.]
1.
To
introduce
or
commend
to
the
favor
of
another
;
to
bring
into
favor
;
to
insinuate
; -
used
reflexively
,
and
followed
by
with
before
the
person
whose
favor
is
sought
.
Lysimachus
. . .
ingratiated
himself
both
with
Philip
and
his
pupil
.
- Budgell.
2.
To
recommend
;
to
render
easy
or
agreeable
; -
followed
by
to
.
What
difficulty
would
it
[
the
love
of
Christ
]
not
ingratiate
to
us
?
- Hammond.
v. i.
1.
To
gain
favor
.
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