ingratiate
Third Person
ingratiates
Present Participle
ingratiating
Past Tense
ingratiated
Past Participle
ingratiated
1
to bring oneself into favor with someone by trying to please them
- He tried to ingratiate himself with the hiring manager by praising the company's recent success.
- The new intern brought coffee for everyone in a transparent attempt to ingratiate herself with the team.
- Politicians often ingratiate themselves with voters by making popular but unrealistic promises.
- She used humor to ingratiate herself with the skeptical audience.
- He was accused of trying to ingratiate himself into the family to gain access to their wealth.