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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·gra·ti·ate (-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY in- (II) + Latin gratia grace DATE 1621 : to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort — usually used with with ingratiate themselves with the community leaders — William Attwood English Etymology ingratiate 1622, from It. ingraziare "to bring (oneself) into favor," from L. in gratiam "for the favor of," from in- "in" + gratia "favor, grace." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ingratiate in·grati·ate / in5^reiFieit / verb[VN] [no passive] ~ yourself (with sb) (disapproving) to do things in order to make sb like you, especially sb who will be useful to you 讨好；巴结；迎合: The first part of his plan was to ingratiate himself with the members of the committee. 他的计划的第一步是拉拢委员会的成员。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·gra·ti·ate \ə̇nˈgrāshēˌāt, usu -ˌād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: in- (II) + Latin gratia favor, grace + English -ate — more at grace : to commend to favor : find favor or favorable acceptance for :make agreeable to someone < show that Newman's imagery … helps to ingratiate the view that education is a good thing in itself — Geoffrey Tillotson > — usually used with with < where, he flattered himself, his manners would ingratiate him with the housewives of the district — James Joyce > < with what unwearying politeness he kept on trying to ingratiatehimself with all — R.L.Stevenson > |
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