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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
in·grate

 \\ˈin-ˌgrāt\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin ingratus ungrateful, from in- + gratus grateful — more at 
grace
 DATE  1622
: an ungrateful person
English Etymology
ingrate
  1393, originally an adj. meaning "unfriendly," from L. ingratus"unpleasant, ungrateful," from in- "not" + gratus "pleasing, beloved, dear, agreeable" (see grace). The noun meaning "ungrateful person" dates from 1672.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
in·grate
I. \ˈinˌgrāt sometimes ə̇nˈg-, usu -ād.+Vadjective
Etymology: Middle English ingrat, from Latin ingratus, from in- in- (I) + gratus pleasing, grateful — more at 
grace
1. 
 a. obsolete : 
disagreeable
unpleasant
uncongenial
 b. obsolete : 
unfriendly
2. archaic : showing ingratitude : 
ungrateful
• in·grate·ly adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: an ungrateful person

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